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Missions: Earth Systematic Missions Program
As a follow-on to the EOS missions, the Earth Systematic Missions (ESM) Program will continue to advance our understanding of the climate system and climate change. The primary path toward meeting this objective is the mission outlined in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Earth Science Decadal Survey document released in 2007.
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Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory Pathfinder (CLARREO Path.) | Future, Implementation | |
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Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) | Current, Extended Mission | |
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Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) | Current, Extended Mission | |
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Landsat 8 | Current, Extended Mission | |
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Landsat 9 | Current, Prime Mission | |
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NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR ) | Future, Implementation | |
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Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) | Current | |
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Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich | Current, Prime Mission | |
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Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) | Current, Extended Mission | |
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Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III on ISS (SAGE III-ISS) | Current, Extended Mission |