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Google LLC The Google logo used since 2015 Google's headquarters, the Googleplex Formerly Google Inc. (1998–2017) Company type Subsidiary Traded as NASDAQ: GOOGL, GOOG Industry Internet Cloud computing Computer software Computer hardware Artificial intelligence Advertising Founded September 4, 1998 ; 25 years ago (1998-09-04) [a] in Menlo Park, California, United States Founders Larry Page ...
The Amazônia-1 or SSR-1 (in Portuguese: Satélite de Sensoriamento Remoto-1 ), is the first Earth observation satellite developed by Brazil, [7] helped by Argentina's INVAP, who provided the main computer, attitude controls and sensors, and the training of Brazilian engineers, [8] and launched at 04:54:00 UTC (10:24:00 IST) on 28 February 2021.
September 24, 1985. ( 1985-09-24) –. March 26, 1987. ( 1987-03-26) Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (French: Les Mondes Engloutis, "The Engulfed Worlds") is a 1985–87 French animated series created by Nina Wolmark. The series consists of 52 episodes, each between 20 and 25 minutes in length, divided into two 26-episode seasons.
Planetary oceanography, also called astro-oceanography or exo-oceanography, [1] is the study of oceans on planets and moons other than Earth. Unlike other planetary sciences like astrobiology, astrochemistry, and planetary geology, it only began after the discovery of underground oceans in Saturn's moon Titan [2] and Jupiter's moon Europa. [3]
Real-time kinematic positioning. Real-time kinematic positioning ( RTK) is the application of surveying to correct for common errors in current satellite navigation (GNSS) systems. It uses measurements of the phase of the signal's carrier wave in addition to the information content of the signal and relies on a single reference station or ...
Landsat 1 ( LS-1 ), formerly named ERTS-A and ERTS-1, was the first satellite of the United States' Landsat program. It was a modified version of the Nimbus 4 meteorological satellite and was launched on July 23, 1972, by a Delta 900 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California . It was the first satellite to carry a Multispectral Scanner .
The Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer ( GOCE) was the first of ESA 's Living Planet Programme heavy satellites intended to map in unprecedented detail the Earth's gravity field. The spacecraft's primary instrumentation was a highly sensitive gravity gradiometer consisting of three pairs of accelerometers which measured ...
Rockville, Maryland. , United States. Parent. MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2001-2017) Earth Satellite Corporation (EarthSat), an American company, was a pioneer in the commercial use of Earth observation satellites. Founded in 1969, EarthSat was first headquartered in Washington, D.C., and later moved its offices to Bethesda ...