In order to unveil the presence and characteristics of Martian dust ring/torus, Mars Dust Counter
(MDC) is aboard ISAS’s spacecraft PLANET-B, which will be launched in 1998 summer …

Tandem-L is a highly innovative SAR satellite mission for the global observation of dynamic
processes on the Earth's surface with hitherto unknown quality and resolution. Thanks to its …

SKADI[1] is a mission proposal submitted to the Earth Explorer 11 call that aims to address
and quantify dynamic processes in cold environments by measuring the static and dynamic …

Clouds and aerosols are important atmospheric elements that strongly influence the weather
and climate on planet Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) is currently developing, in …

The presentation will detail the proposed N8 (Night) mission – Global Environmental Effects
of Artificial Nighttime Lighting. It was originally proposed as Earth Explorer 11 to ESA (…

PLANET-B is an ISAS spacecraft which will investigate the upper atmosphere and the
surroundings of Mars between 1999 and 2001 To clarify the presence and characteristics of the …

The European Space Agency (ESA) is currently developing, in co-operation with the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) the EarthCARE satellite mission with the basic …

The Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI) will be flown on board the EarthCARE spacecraft, under
development by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration …

EUMETSAT and ESA have initiated joint preparatory activities for the definition of the
Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) geostationary system that needs to be available in the 2015 …

PLANET-B is an ISAS spacecraft which will investigate the upper atmosphere and the
surroundings of Mars between 1999 and 2001. To clarify the presence and characteristics of the …