#SATELLITE EYES MAP STYLES FULL#
This enables the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard Aqua to acquire full global imagery every 1-2 days. NASA's Aqua satellite completes one orbit every 99 minutes and passes within 10 degrees of each pole. A geostationary orbit enables a satellite to maintain its position directly over the same place on Earth’s surface.
In addition, a satellite in GSO directly over the equator will have a geostationary orbit.
Satellites orbiting at 35,786 km are at an altitude at which their orbital speed matches the planet's rotation, and are in what is called geosynchronous orbit (GSO). The three common classes of orbits are low-Earth orbit (approximately 160 to 2,000 km above Earth), medium-Earth orbit (approximately 2,000 to 35,500 km above Earth), and high-Earth orbit (above 35,500 km above Earth). Satellites can be placed in several types of orbits around Earth. Data Processing, Interpretation, and Analysisįor more information, check out NASA's Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT) Tech Talk: From Pixels to Products: An Overview of Satellite Remote Sensing.Observing with the Electromagnetic Spectrum.Remote sensors, which provide a global perspective and a wealth of data about Earth systems, enable data-informed decision making based on the current and future state of our planet. NASA observes Earth and other planetary bodies via remote sensors on satellites and aircraft that detect and record reflected or emitted energy. Remote sensing is the acquiring of information from a distance.