Satellites Orbiting the Earth, with Field of View Shown (VIDEO)

University of Leicester

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Each of the 58 satellites carries a camera which can take images of objects on the ocean surface, providing detail ranging from a few tens of cm to hundreds of meters. This animation illustrates the satellites (green dots) orbiting the Earth, with the field of view of each camera shown as a yellow patch as it scans the surface recording images.

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University of Leicester

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