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    The A-train (from Afternoon Train) is a satellite constellation of four Earth observation satellites of varied nationality in Sun-synchronous orbit at...
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    A satellite constellation is a group of artificial satellites working together as a system. Unlike a single satellite, a constellation can provide permanent...
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  • A-Train, a 1985 series of video games A-train (satellite constellation), a string of meteorological and environmental Earth observation satellites A-Train...
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    Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, an international telecommunications provider that is a wholly owned...
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    observation satellite or Earth remote sensing satellite is a satellite used or designed for Earth observation (EO) from orbit, including spy satellites and similar...
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    of NASA's missions for Earth science operating in the A-Train constellation. It has demonstrated a very high level of precision in making the primary long-term...
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    CubeSats. Similar satellites can work together as groups, forming constellations. Because of the high launch cost to space, most satellites are designed to...
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    AST SpaceMobile (category Communications satellite operators)
    satellite constellation, a space-based cellular broadband network that will allow existing, unmodified smartphones to connect to satellites in areas with...
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    radiation). It may be split into "active" remote sensing (when a signal is emitted by a satellite or aircraft to the object and its reflection is detected by...
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    CALIPSO (category Satellite meteorology)
    to the C-Train in 2020. The mission ended on August 1, 2023 due to lack of propellant. Spaceflight portal A-train (satellite constellation) Earth Observing...
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    CloudSat (category Weather satellites of the United States)
    matter where a radio telescope were pointed, whenever CloudSat was above the horizon. Spaceflight portal A-train (satellite constellation) Earth Observing...
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    (49 ft) long. Aura flies in a Sun-synchronous orbit, in formation with three other satellites, collectively known as the "A Train"; it is last in the formation...
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  • and constellation. Trailing formations are formed by multiple satellites orbiting on the same path. Each one follows the previous one separated by a specific...
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    Global Change Observation Mission (category Earth observation satellites of Japan)
    launched on May 17, 2012, via a H-IIA rocket, and it flies in a Sun-synchronous orbit as part of the "A-train" satellite constellation. It successfully began...
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    spacecraft by program For constellations of multiple satellites, launch year is listed here as the maiden launch year for the first satellite in the series. Emery...
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    List of Starlink and Starshield launches (category Communications satellite constellations)
    Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX providing satellite Internet access to most of the Earth. Starshield is a classified...
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  • Earth Observing System (category Satellite series)
    when fully operational. A-train (satellite constellation) Atmospheric Chemistry Observational Databases Earth observation satellite Earth Observing System...
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    Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (category Earth observation satellites of the United States)
    launch. OCO-2 joined the A-train satellite constellation, becoming the sixth satellite in the group. Members of the A-train fly very close together in...
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    2024, there are 25 launched satellites that operate in the constellation. It is expected that the next generation of satellites will begin to become operational...
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    first prototype spacecraft was launched in 1978 and the full constellation of 24 satellites became operational in 1993. After Korean Air Lines Flight 007...
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    "A Train" constellation with several other satellites (Aqua, CALIPSO, CloudSat and Aura). These satellites had, for the first time ever, combined a full...
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  • a former line of the Zürich S-Bahn FGC line S55, a suburban train line in Catalonia, Spain S55 (star) in the constellation Sagittarius Ariel 1, a British...
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    Orbiting Carbon Observatory (category Satellite launch failures)
    formation with a series of other Earth-orbiting satellites known as the Earth Observing System Afternoon Constellation, or the A-train. This coordinated...
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    protection and national security. NigeriaSat-1 is a satellite of the standard Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) design. It has 100 kg mass and carries...
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  • sculptures by Vincent Pilz PHM Pegasus, a 1986 ship simulation game Pegasus (constellation), a constellation in the northern sky Pegasus (Chinese astronomy)...
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    determine location, time, and velocity using this information. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 2nd Space Operations Squadron (2SOPS) of Space...
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  • part in the constellation they are found in; thus Phecda, a corruption of Arabic فخذ الدب (fakhdh ad-dubb, 'thigh of the bear'). Only a handful of the...
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    agency maintains a constellation of imaging, communication and remote sensing satellites. It operates the GAGAN and IRNSS satellite navigation systems...
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    pointing satellites toward what it determines will be the most interesting parts of that future." The NRO maintains four main satellite constellations: NRO...
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    Toulouse Space Center Satellite Observation Military Center 01.092 "Bourgogne" (French: Centre militaire d’observation par satellites (CMOS) 01.092 Bourgogne)...
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