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Over 8,000 satellites are orbiting Earth today, capturing images like this, of the Louisiana coast. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory
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If you want to track changes in the Amazon rainforest, see the full expanse of a hurricane or figure out where people need help after a disaster, it's much easier to do with the view from a satellite orbiting a few hundred miles above Earth. Traditionally, access to satellite data has been limited to researchers and professionals with expertise in remote sensing and image processing.

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