Eyes on Earth Episode 6 - Satellites 101
Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we learn the basics of Earth observation satellites.
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Summary: How much does an Earth observation satellite weigh? How are they launched? How fast does it travel? Does Landsat have a gas tank? In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we answer some of the basic questions surrounding the satellites that define the EROS mission.
Guest: Doug Daniels, Principal Systems Engineer with the Aerospace Corporation
Host: Steve Young
Producer: Brian Hauge
Release date: Oct. 21, 2019
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