Earth observation satellites are satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to reconnaissance satellites but intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, map making etc.

See also

• List of Earth observation satellites
• weather satellite

Erdbeobachtungssatellit | Satélites de observación terrestre | Satelit pengamat Bumi | リモートセンシング衛星 | Miljøsatellitt