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Earth Explorer
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| GOCE / Earth Explorer-1 | SMOS / Earth Explorer-2 |
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Below is a list of Earth Explorer series satellites, including launch dates and links to information on the satellites. If readers know of additional information, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Since all Earth Explorer series satellites have other names as well, launch covers and other postal items for these satellites are found under those other names.
| Satellite | Launch Date | Other Name | Mission or Destination | Type/Discipline |
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| Earth Explorer-1 | 2009-03-17 | GOCE | Earth's gravity field | scientific/research/technology |
| Earth Explorer-2 | 2009-11-02 | SMOS | soil moisture | environmental-observing |
| Earth Explorer-3 | 2010-04-08 | CryoSat-2 | Earth's cryosphere | environmental-observing |
| Earth Explorer-4 | 2018-08-22 | ADM-Aeolus | Earth's wind fields | environmental-observing |
| Earth Explorer-5A/5B/5C | 2013-11-22 | Swarm-A/B/C | Earth's geomagnetic field | scientific/research/technology |
| Earth Explorer-6 | 2024-05-28 | EarthCARE | clouds and aerosols | environmental-observing |
| Earth Explorer-7 | 2025-? | Biomass | Earth's biomass | environmental-observing |
| Earth Explorer-8 | 2025-? | FLEX | vegetation fluorescence | environmental-observing |
| Earth Explorer-9 | 2027-? | FORUM | observe Earth in the far-infrared | environmental-observing |
| Earth Explorer-10A/10B | 2029-? | Harmony-A/B | synthetic aperture radar and multiview thermal-infrared | environmental-observing |
| Earth Explorer-11 | 2031-? | Awaiting final selection | ||
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