The SWARM constellation was launched successfully on 22 November 2013. Swarm – a trio of satellites to map the Earth's magnetic field.CryoSat-2 was launched on 8 April 2010.CryoSat-1 was lost in 2005 when the Russian SS-19 Rockot launch vehicle malfunctioned and was terminated.CryoSat – a program designed to map the Earth's ice cover.SMOS – Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite will study ocean salinity and soil moisture it was launched on 2 November 2009.It reentered the atmosphere on 11 November 2013. GOCE – Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer it was launched on 17 March 2009.List of Earth Explorers missions Selected missions Ĭurrently there are ten approved Earth Explorer missions, four (SMOS, CryoSat-2, SWARM, Aeolus) of which are in orbit and operating:
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