Space is a source of wonder and amazement. And we’re lucky to get a close up view! Take a tour of our top 5 photos from 2023, caught by space-based sensors using HEO Inspect.
Landsat 4
Landsat is a land remote sensing satellite program, conceived by USGS (United States Geographical Survey) and developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. Landsat-4 was launched in July 1982 and was decommissioned in June 2001. The primary objective was to monitor Earth’s resources via multispectral, high spatial resolution images of solar radiation reflected from Earth’s surface.
Chinese Space Station
The Chinese Space Station (CSS) is an orbiting laboratory operated by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The station features 3 permanent pressurised modules and is occupied by a crew of 3.
Starlink V2-Mini
SpaceX's new V2-Mini internet satellites were launched for the Starlink communications constellation this year. Each V2-Mini satellite has more powerful antennas and access to a new set of frequencies compared to earlier versions.
Project Kuiper-P2
Amazon’s Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). This image reveals one of the two Project Kuiper satellites currently undergoing testing in LEO.
METOP-A
The Meteorological Operational satellite program (MetOp) is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). MetOp-A launched in October 2006 and retired in November 2021. The primary objective was to provide temperature and humidity profiles on the atmosphere, as well as wind speed and direction above the ocean data for Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP).
