The NASA Scientific Visualization Studio has released a brilliant animation that reveals its fleet of Earth observing satellites currently orbiting the planet.

Nearly , including members of the A-Train satellite constellation and the International Space Station, can be observed running along their orbital paths.

The latest addition to the list is the , which launched in January from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

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NASA's satellites create an image of Earth's daily operations by measuring a variety of components on the planet's surface, including rainfall, sea surface height, ocean salinity and more.

While this animation, released last month, is stunning, some space enthusiasts would like to see one of these orbiters in real time. Those hoping to through a telescope can check when a satellite will be passing by their city on Satellite Flybys.

NASA's next satellite launch is scheduled for Friday, March 12. The space agency's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission will better help scientists understand the magnetic fields that envelop Earth and the magnetic reconnection process.

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