The Orbview-2 (aka SeaStar) spacecraft, developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, carries the SeaWiFS instrument and was launched to low Earth orbit on board an extended Pegasus launch vehicle on August 1, 1997. The purpose of the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) Project is to provide useful data on ocean color to the Earth science community. Subtle changes in ocean color indicate various types and numbers of marine phytoplankton (microscopic marine plants), knowing this information can have both scientific and practical uses.
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- Ocean Color Has information on ocean color data processing and distribution at NASA. Search and download processed images from SeaWiFS and MODIS instruments.
- Wikipedia - SeaWiFS Find a summary of information about this scientific sensor on the Orbview-2 satellite.