Some of these new missions are potential candidates for TPM or for Contributing Missions.As EO system architect in Europe, ESA needs to assessthe quality and the suitability of these missions. The global space panorama and the EO sector in particular have evolved into a highly dynamic and competitive environment. The "New Space players" are now playing a central role in the EO international strategy. 50% of those missions are of European origin, the other 50% are international, mainly from Canada, US, Japan, India, South Korea.In the recent years, the Earth Observation capacity from space is growing extremely quick withthe multiplication of national, private, or Agencies missions in particular the domain of high-resolution optical sensors and SAR (synthetic Aperture Radar) is exploding. Earthnet has continuously integrated over the last years an increasing number of TPMs, at a constant level of funding: in the current Earthnet Phase, data from 28 missions with 56 individual satellites (historic and operational missions) have been maintained, transferred where relevant to LTDP and made available to users. The Earthnet Programme provides the framework for "integrating" non-ESA missions (Third Party Missions) in the overall ESA Earth Observation (EO) strategy, allowing data access and supporting the development of new research and applications.
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