Earth Observing System - The earth research system of the 1990'sThe Earth Observing Systems' objective of comprehensively studying the earth's change leads to an array of technological and implementational challenges. Included in those challenges are in the in-orbit maintenance of fifty instruments through periodic servicing and the development of an international ground information system which permits rapid access to high quality data. The paper describes these challenges and also discusses potential contributions from international and USA agencies, mission design and payload groupings strategies, as well as design approaches to the spacecraft itself.
Document ID
19870035282
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Graf, James E. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)