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earth resources technology satellite [¦ərth ri¦sȯr·səz tek¦näl·ə·je ′sad·əl‚īt] (aerospace engineering) One of a series of satellites designed primarily to measure the natural resources of the earth; functions include mapping, cataloging water resources, surveying crops and forests, tracing sources of water and air pollution, identifying soil and rock formations, and acquiring oceanographic data. Abbreviated ERTS. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Space Systems brings to the table a long heritage of high-performance Earth remote sensing spacecraft that reaches from the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) launched in 1972 to Landsat 7, which was launched in 1999. |
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