The ESA Meteosat, ERS-1, and Earthnet programs are outlined, and their follow-ons and solid Earth and Columbus missions are presented. The NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, the NASA Scatterometer, the TOPEX/POSEIDON program, shuttle-borne Earth observation payloads, airborne programs, and the implementation of a global Earth observation system are introduced. The NOAA GOES satellites and polar orbiting satellites are discussed. Japanese meteorological and polar orbiting satellites are described.


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