Earth
ID: 4558
This animation shows the orbits of NASA's fleet of Earth observing spacecraft that are considered operational as of March 2017. New elements in this version include the CYGNSS constellation and DSCOVR at L1. The clouds used in this version are from a high resolution GEOS model run at 10 minute time steps interpolated down to the per-frame level.
The following spacecraft are included:
Also included:
NASA's Earth Observing Fleet: March 2017
There is a newer version of this story located here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5061
The following spacecraft are included:
- Aqua
- Aura
- CALIPSO: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation
- CYGNSS-1: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 1
- CYGNSS-2: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 2
- CYGNSS-3: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 3
- CYGNSS-4: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 4
- CYNGSS-5: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 5
- CYGNSS-6: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 6
- CYGNSS-7: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 7
- CYGNSS-8: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 8
- Cloudsat
- DSCOVR: Deep Space Climate Observatory
- GPM: Global Precipitation Measurement
- GRACE-1: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-1
- GRACE-2: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-2
- ISS: International Space Station
- Jason 2
- Jason 3
- Landsat 7
- Landsat 8
- OCO-2: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2
- SMAP: Soil Moisture Passive Active
- SORCE: Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
- Suomi NPP: Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
- Terra
- QuikSCAT
Also included:
- Stars
- Moon
- Sun
- Earth
- L1: Sun-Earth Lagrange Point
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Visualization Credits
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Visualizer
Ernie Wright (USRA): Visualizer
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Eric Sokolowsky (GST): Project Support
Ernie Wright (USRA): Visualizer
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Eric Sokolowsky (GST): Project Support
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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Data Used:
GTOPO30 Topography and Bathymetry
Data Compilation - USGSCelesTrak Spacecraft Orbit Ephemeris
EphemerisHipparcos/Telescope/Tycho 2 Catalogue also referred to as: Tycho Catalogue
DatabaseJPL/Horizon Orbital Ephemerides
Ephemeris - NASA/JPL
Planetary ephemerides
GEOS Atmospheric Model
Model - NASA GMAOSpace-Track Two-Line Elements also referred to as: Space-Track TLE
Ephemeris - NORAD
Satellite ephemerides
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Orbit
SVS >> Hyperwall
NASA Science >> Earth
