Ekos
Numerous proposals have been made for both relatively simple and extremely sophisticated ecological monitoring systems which could be fielded near or after the turn of the century. In 1990 the Institute of Space Research suggested the EKOS program of relatively small LEO satellites with a maiden mision possible by 1996 (Reference 721). An international effort, managed by the USSR Academy of Sciences, evolved into the EKOS-A and EKOS-D projects. The former would utilize a Regatta-class satellite (Section 5.2.5) in a halo orbit 1.7 million km above the Earth and a Resurs-EKOS satellite in a 900-km, sun-synchronous orbit. The objectives of EKOS-A would be to understand the effects of solar activity, the ozone layer, atmospheric pollutants, large scale atmospheric eddies, and overall climate on the biosphere. EKOS-D would examine and forecast local natural resources and ecological processes with large spacecraft, including space stations.
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