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Missions to Earth |
| Mission | Country | Launch Date | End Date | Type | Objectives |
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| The Ocean Topography Experiment (TOPEX)/Poseidon | USA and France | 1992 | ----- | Orbiter | Global sea level measurements with an unprecedented accuracy |
| USA | July 24, 1992 | ----- | Orbiter | Study of the dynamics of the Earth's magnetotail | |
| Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) | USA | September 15, 1991 | ----- | Orbiter | Measurements of energy inputs chemistry and dynamics of the upper atmosphere and the coupling between the and lower atmosphere |
| POLAR | USA | February 24, 1996 | ----- | Orbiter | Study of the energetics of high latitude polar regions and auroral imaging |
| WIND | USA | November 1, 1994 | ----- | Orbiter | Study of energetic particle and magnetic field input |
| Fast Auroral SnapshoT (FAST) | USA | 1996 | ----- | Orbiter | Study of plasma physics of the Earth's auroral regions |
| IMP-8 | USA | October 26, 1973 | ----- | Orbiter | Measure the magnetic fields, plasma, and energetic charged particles of the Earth's magnetosphere |
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