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1European Remote-Sensing Satellite — (ERS) was the European Space Agency s first Earth observing satellite. It was launched on July 17, 1991 into a Sun synchronous polar orbit at a height of 782 ndash;785 km.InstrumentsERS 1 carried an array of earth observation instruments that… …
2Electronic news-gathering — The TV4 and BBC HD satellite uplink trucks at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland …
3Indian National Satellite System — INSAT or the Indian National Satellite System is a series of multipurpose Geo Stationary satellites launched by ISRO to satisfy the telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology, and search and rescue needs of India. Commissioned in 1983, INSAT… …
4List of intelligence gathering disciplines — Intelligence Gathering DisciplinesHUMINTHuman Intelligence gathered from a person on the ground. *Espionage. * Friendly accredited diplomats * Military attaches * Patrolling (Military police, patrols, etc) *Non governmental organizations (NGOs) * …
5Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite — Global soil moisture and ocean salinity measurements are needed to better understand Earth’s water cycle and climate. Currently, there is no thorough dataset on soil moisture or ocean salinity. Current satellites operated by NASA have provided… …
6Military satellite — A military satellite is an artificial satellite used for a military purpose, often for gathering intelligence, as a communications satellite used for military purposes, or as a military weapon. A model of a German SAR Lupe reconnaissance… …
7Open Data in the United Kingdom — There have been campaigns in the UK for its government to open up the large amounts of data it has for greater public usage without prohibitively large fees. Currently UK public sector data are released under a Creative Commons compatible license …
8Signals intelligence operational platforms by nation — This article is a subset article under the main article Signals intelligence, which addresses the unifying conceptual and technical factors and common technologies in this intelligence discipline. This article deals with current signals… …
9space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …
10Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment — The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) is a research program of the World Climate Research Programme intended to observe, comprehend and models the Earth s water cycle. The experiment also observes how much energy the Earth receives …
