ERS-2
08/31/2000 -- IMPORTANT information for users
of ERS-1 and ERS-2 altimetry data from this site regarding:
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| ESA's ERS-2 Satellite |
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Overview
The European Space Agency's (ESA) ERS-2 Radar Altimeter Satellite was launched in April of 1995 in an
orbit that extended coverage over the ice sheets to +/- 81.5 degrees. In April 2005, the
mission reached its 10-year operation. On June 28, 2003, ERS-2 lost its tape recording capabilities,
otherwise the mission is still ongoing, with all instruments working and providing excellent data.
ERS-2 satellite was designed as a follow-on satellite to ERS-1. Its main task is therefore to ensure the
continuity of data measurements supply to scientists and applications-oriented users. ENVISAT will then follow
on ERS-2, offering even more powerful and sophisticated instruments than either ERS-1 and ERS-2.
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