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• CloudSat

  CloudSat is a NASA satellite that has been gathering data on clouds structure, occurrence and volume to improve our knowledge of clouds and their effect on climate and weather.

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  Canadian Space Agency

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• Swarm

  The three satellites of the Swarm mission precisely measure the magnetic fields generated from Earth's core, mantle, crust, oceans, ionosphere and magnetosphere. By observing the complexities of Earth's protective magnetic shield, Swarm is providing insight into many natural processes. The...

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  Canadian Space Agency

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• Herschel Space Observatory

  The Herschel Space Observatory (HSO), specializing in observations in the far-infrared and submillimetric spectral region, is the largest space telescope ever launched. The HSO provided data from the time of its launch on May 14, 2009, until June 17, 2013. During its active lifespan, it made...

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  Canadian Space Agency

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  • other

• Planck Telescope

  This European Space Agency (ESA) mission began on May 14, 2009, with the launch of an Ariane 5 rocket carrying the Herschel Space Observatory, and ended in 2013. The Planck mission objectives were to study the cosmic microwave background’s anisotropies and polarization, as well as the birth and...

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  Canadian Space Agency

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  • other

• OSIRIS-REx

  NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission marks the first time Canada is participating in an asteroid sample return. OSIRIS-REx will study Bennu, an asteroid that has the potential to impact the Earth in the late 2100s. As part of this mission, Canada is contributing the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA)...

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  Canadian Space Agency

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  • other

• BRITE Constellation

  The BRITE (BRIght Target Explorer) Constellation is a fleet of five nanosatellites whose purposes is to study the brightest stars in the night sky. They take highly precise measurements of the brightness variations of a large number of bright stars. Most of these stars are not just the brightest...

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  Canadian Space Agency

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  • other

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