The proliferation of environmental satellites in low altitude earth orbit (LEO) has demonstrated the usefulness of earth remote sensing from space. As use of the technology grows, the limitations of LEO missions become more apparent. Many inadequacies can be met by remote sensing from geosynchronous earth orbits (GEO) that can provide high temporal resolution, consistent viewing of specific earth targets, long sensing dwell times with varying sun angles, stereoscopic coverage, and correlative measurements with ground and LEO observations. An environmental platform in GEO is being studied by NASA. Small research satellite missions in GEO were studied (1990) at GSFC. Some recent independent assessments of NASA Earth Science Programs recommend accelerating the earlier deployment of smaller missions.
Need for expanded environmental measurement capabilities in geosynchronous earth orbit
International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment ; 1991 ; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1992-01-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Designing Continuous-Thrust Low-Earth-Orbit to Geosynchronous-Earth-Orbit Transfers
Online Contents | 1995
|Vertical ascent from earth to geosynchronous orbit
NTRS | 1984
|Vertical ascent from earth to geosynchronous orbit
NTRS | 1985
|