Earth Observing-3

Earth Observing 3 (EO3) was a proposed joint mission between NASA New Millennium Program and the US Navy's Office of Naval Research. Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer — Indian Ocean METOC Imager (GIFTS-IOMI) was the instrument selected by NASA to perform as EO3's latest weather satellite observing instrument. The EO3 project ended with the cancellation of NMP in 2008.

Earth Observing-3

Operator	NASA / Langley Research Center
Website	nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/eo3
Spacecraft properties
Bus	TRW T-310
Manufacturer	NOAA Office of Naval Research Space Dynamics Laboratory
Launch mass	1,805 kilograms (3,979 lb)
Power	320 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	Cancelled Planned for 2005-06
Rocket	Delta II
Launch site	Cape Canaveral SLC-17
Instruments
GIFTS-IOMI

References

• "Earth Observer 3 - GIFTS". NASA / JPL. 19 November 2003. Archived from the original on 10 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
• "NASA's Earth Observing Technology Satellite Proves a Success" (Press release). Goddard Space Flight Center. 24 June 2002. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-16.

External links

• Earth Observing-3 at the NASA