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.

Satellites or satellite series include:

• Landsat
• ERS
• SPOT
• EOS
  • Terra (EOS AM-1)
  • Aqua (EOS PM-1)
  • Aura
• Envisat
• RADARSAT-1
• CBERS
• Munin
• IKONOS
• QuickBird
• TIMED (Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics)

See also weather satellite de:Erdbeobachtungssatellit