Polar platform is the largest satellite used so far within Europe (as of 31st October 2011).
Consisting of a service (SM) and a payload (PLM) module, The SM is the basic carriage for all missions, the PLM varies according to the necessities of each mission.
The PP was developed specifically to observe the earth.[1]
Internal links
editAdvanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (POES) > Polar Operational Environmental Satellites Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars
See also
editEnvisat retrieved 17:29 31.10.2011
References
edit- ^ [ http://www.esa.int/esaCP/Pr_15_1995_i_EN.html website of the Space agency of Europe] retrieved 16:51(UTC) 31.10.2011