ESA’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) was launched in 2009 and flew over Earth at 260 km of altitude for 4 years.
Even after the end of this mission, GOCE’s data is still being used to unearth secrets about our planet.
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ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission was launched in 2009 and has now over a decade orbiting our planet.
Ocean salinity can be detected from space by its effect on the electromagnetic emissions from the ocean surface.
Besides ocean salinity, SMOS also measures soil moisture, which is very helpful for many applications, including monitoring droughts.
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