EOS Missions
EOS Flights Chart
The graphics in this chart are intended to suggest some of the characteristics
of the Earth and the Sun that are the objects of EOS investigations. EOS
is concerned with radiation reaching the Earth from the Sun , the atmosphere
that lies between the Sun and Earth's surface, Earth's surface - both land
and sea, and the interactions among all these elements.
The boxes on the chart show the names of EOS missions that are planned for
launch in the period from 1998 to 2002. In addition there are boxes listing
non-EOS missions that carry EOS instruments.
Within the boxes are shown the scheduled launch dates of the missions and
the expected products of the instruments that are also named in the boxes.
Many other EOS and related international missions will be undertaken for
at least another ten years following the launch of the missions shown on
the chart.
This link takes you to the current flight chart on our website.
EOS Mission Profile
The EOS Mission Profile chart primarily illustrates NASA's plans for launching
a series of spacecraft in the next five years that are dedicated to remote
sensing of various properties of the Earth system. International spacecraft
that will be carrying NASA/EOS instruments are also shown on the chart.
"First Series" means that the chart illustrates only current plans
for EOS spacecraft missions. Later series are still being defined, and they
will carry out remote sensing explorations of Earth for at least another
ten years beyond on 2002.
Boxes for each mission appear below the timeline, divided into three vertical segments.
The first segment gives the name of the mission along with the launch month and year. The second
segment gives the category of the launch vehicle, where available, along
with the orbital altitude and inclination. The third box gives the names
of the instruments. Within the same box are both NASA instruments and international
instruments (shown in italics).
This link takes you to the current mission profile chart on our website.