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Table 11.1 (continued)

Earth observing
satellites Continent Satellites Launch date References

Fengyun-3A
Fengyun-2E

5/27/08
12/26/08

CAST : Chinese Academy of Space Technology
( http://www.cast.cn/CastEN /)
NRSCC : National Remote Sensing Centre of China
( http://www.nrscc.gov.cn )

India Asia IRS-1D

INSAT-2E
OCEANSAT-1
TES
KALPANA-1
INSAT-3A
RESOURCESAT-1
CARTOSAT-1
CARTOSAT-2
IMS-1
RISAT-2
OCEANSAT-2

9/29/97
4/3/99
5/26/99
10/22/01
9/12/02
4/4/03
10/17/03
5/5/05
1/10/07
4/28/08
4/20/09
9/24/09

ISRO : Indian Space Research Organization
( http://www.isro.org /)

Nigeria Africa NigeriaSat-1

NigeriaSat-2

9/27 /03
9/1/10

NASRDA : National Space Research and Development
Agency ( http://www.nasrda.net /)

Algeria Africa AlSAT-1 11/28/02 ASAL : Algerian Space Agency ( http://www.asal-dz.org )

Morocco Africa Zarkae Al

Yamama
(Maroc-Tubsat)

12/10/01 CRTS : Royal Centre for Remote Sensing

( http://www.crts.gov.ma /)

South Africa Africa SunSat

SumbandilaSat

2/23/99
9/18/09

SANSA : South African National Space Agency
( http://www.space.gov.za /)

Egypt Africa Egyptsat 1 4/17/07 NARSS : National Authority for Remote Sensing and

Space Sciences ( http://www.narss.sci.eg /)

Taiwan Asia FORMOSAT 3

A-F

4/15/06 NSPO : National Space Organization

( http://www.nspo.org.tw/2008e /)