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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 | 2024-? | 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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