EarthCARE, nicknamed Hakuryū, is a joint European/Japanese satellite, the sixth of ESA's Earth Explorer Programme. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and ae
EarthCARE being prepared for shipment to launch site
Scale model of the satellite
EarthCARE solar wing deployed during testing
Inspecting satellite’s 11 metre solar wing in its folded configuration
FutureEO is a Programme of the European Space Agency managed by the Earth Observation Programmes Directorate. FutureEO supports preparation and development of series of Earth observation satellite mis
EarthCARE
…Radiation Explorer), nicknamed Hakuryū (Japanese for "white dragon"), is a joint European/Japanese (ESA / JAXA / NICT) satellite, the sixth of ESA's Earth Explorer Programme. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the…
ESA's FutureEO programme visualization (2021)
ESA's Earth Explorer missions (2022)
ESA's Living Planet programme visualization (2013)