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| Instrument ID | Instrument Name Short | Instrument Name Full | Instrument Agencies | Instrument Status | Instrument Type | Instrument Technology | Measurements & applications | Wavebands | Waveband Categories | Spatial Resolution | Spatial Resolution Best | Swath Width | Accuracy | Data Access | Data Format | |
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| 1627 | 3MI | Multi-Viewing Multi-Channel Multi-Polarisation Imaging | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Being developed | Atmospheric chemistry | Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer | Measure aerosol parameters, air quality index, surface albedo, cloud information | VIS-SWIR: 12 channels between 0.41 µm to 2.1 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR | 4km | 2200x2200 km for the VNIR channels 2200 x 1100 km for the SWIR channels | Open Access | net-CDF4 | |||
| 870 | ABI | Advanced Baseline Imager | NOAA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Detects clouds, cloud properties, water vapour, land and sea surface temperatures, dust, aerosols, volcanic ash, fires, total ozone, snow and ice cover, vegetation index. | 16 bands in VIS, NIR and IR ranging from 0.47 µm to 13.3 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 0.5 km in 0.64 µm band; 2.0 km in long wave IR and in the 1.378 µm band; 1.0 km in all others | 500.0 | Varies by product | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | ||
| 863 | ACC | Accelerometer | ESA | Operational | Precision orbit and space environment | Gradiometer/accelerometer | Measurement of the spacecraft non-gravitational accelerations, linear accelerations range: +/- 2*10-4 m/s2; angular measurement range: +/- 9.6* 10-3 rad/s2; measurement bandwidth: 10-4 to 10-2 Hz; Linear resolution: 1.8*10-10 m/s2; angular resolution: 8*10-9 rad/s2. | 0.1 nm/s2 | overall instrument random error: <10 - 8 m/s2 | Open Access | ||||||
| 701 | ACE-FTS | Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) Fourier Transform Spectrometer | CSA | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | Limb-scanning IR spectrometer | Measure and understand the chemical processes that control the distribution of ozone in the Earth's atmosphere, especially at high altitudes. | SWIR - TIR: 2 - 5.5 µm, 5.5 - 13 µm (0.02 cm-1 resolution) | SWIR, MWIR, TIR | Depends on species, meets requirements for climate variables | Open Access | ASCII, HDF, NetCDF | ||||
| 1815 | ACGS | Atmospheric Carbon dioxide Grating Spectrometer | NSMC-CMA (NRSCC) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | CO2 monitoring. | 0.758-0.778 um, 1.594-1.624 um, 2.042-2.082 um | NIR, SWIR | 2 X 2 km | 1000.0 | 20 km | XCO2: Better than 4 ppm | Open Access | HDF 5.0 | ||
| 154 | A-DCS3 | A-DCS3 | CNES (NASA) | Operational | Data collection | Data collection system | Location data by Doppler measurements. Metop-B only providing an ARGOS-2 service since commissioning in 2012 due to satellite cabling problem. | UHF: 401 MHz, 467 MHz | MW | Open Access | NetCDF, TESAC, BUFR | |||||
| 694 | A-DCS4 | A-DCS4 | NOAA | Operational | Data collection | Data collection system | Data collection and communication system for receiving and retransmitting data from ocean and land-based remote observing platforms/transponders. | UHF: 401 MHz, 467 MHz | MW | Open Access | NetCDF, TESAC, BUFR | |||||
| 1571 | Advanced DCS | Advanced Data Collection System | ROSHYDROMET | Proposed | Data collection | Data collection system | Collects data on temperature (air/water), atmospheric pressure, humidity and wind speed/direction, speed and direction of ocean and river currents. | TBD | Constrained Access | |||||||
| 1572 | Advanced GGAK-M | Advanced Module for Geophysical Measurements (SEM) | ROSHYDROMET | Proposed | Space environment and magnetic field | Space environment monitor | Space Environmental Monitoring (SEM). | TBD | Constrained Access | |||||||
| 1574 | Advanced GOCI | Advanced Geostationary Ocean Colour Imager | KARI, KIOST (ADS) | Being developed | Ocean colour instruments | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Ocean colour information, coastal zone monitoring, land resources monitoring. | VIS - NIR: 0.40 - 0.88 µm (12 channels) | VIS, NIR | 236 x 360 m | 236.0 | FOR (Field Of Regard) is 2500km x 2500km, divided into 12 slots. | Open Access | HDF, LRIT, HRIT | ||
| 1565 | Advanced KMSS | Advanced Multispectral Imager (VIS) | ROSHYDROMET | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Multispectral images of land & sea surfaces and ice cover. | 0.4 - 0.9 µm, 6 channels | VIS, NIR | 60 m - 100 m | 60.0 | 900 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1575 | Advanced MI | Advanced Meteorological Imager | KMA (Harris, KARI) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Continuous monitoring capability for the near real-time generation of high-resolution meteorological products and long-term change analysis of sea surface temperature and cloud coverage. | 16 bands covering 1: VIS, 0.55 - 0.80 µm; 2: SWIR: 3.50 - 4.00 µm; 3: WV (Waver Vapour): 6.50 - 7.00 µm; 4: TIR1 (Thermal Infrared 1): 10.3 - 11.3 µm, 5: TIR2 (Thermal Infrared 2): 11.5 - 12.5 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | VIS: 0.5km, 1 km, IR: 2 km | 500.0 | Full Earth disk | Open Access | NetCDF, LRIT, HRIT, UHRIT | ||
| 1564 | Advanced MSU-MR | Advanced Multispectral scanning imager-radiometer | ROSHYDROMET | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Parameters of clouds, snow, ice and land cover, vegetation, surface temperature, fire detection. | VIS: 0.5 - 0.7 µm; NIR: 0.7 - 1.1 µm; SWIR: 1.6 - 1.8 µm; MWIR: 3.5 - 4.1 µm; TIR: 10.5 - 11.5 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 1 km | 1000.0 | 3000 km | VIS: 0.5%; IR: 0.1 - 0.2 K | Open Access | ||
| 1570 | Advanced Radiomet | Advanced Radio-occultation receiver | ROSHYDROMET | Proposed | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | Atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles with high vertical resolution. | Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 1569 | Advanced SAR | Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar X band | ROSHYDROMET | Proposed | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | High resolution microwave radar images for ice watch. | X-Band | MW, X-Band | 1 m, 5 m, 50 m, 200 m, 500 m | 1.0 | 10 km, 50 km, 130 km, 600 km, 750 km | 1 dB | Very Constrained Access | ||
| 1568 | Advanced Scatterometer | Advanced Scatterometer | ROSHYDROMET | Proposed | Scatterometers | Radar scatterometer | Ocean surface wind measurements. | C (or X) - band, TBD | MW | 25 km | 25.0 | 1800 km | Wind speed: 2 m/s, direction: 20 grad | Very Constrained Access | ||
| 1522 | AEISS | Advanced Electronic Image Scanning System | KARI (ASTRIUM) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution imager for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring. | Panchromatic VIS: 0.50 - 0.90 µm, VIS: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.60 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm | VIS, NIR | Pan: 0.7 m, VNIR: 2.8 m | 0.7 | 15 km | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIF | ||
| 1614 | AEISS-A | Advanced Electronic Image Scanning System-A | KARI (ASTRIUM) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution imager for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring. | Panchromatic VIS: 0.50 - 0.90 µm, VIS: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.60 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm | VIS, NIR, MWIR | Pan: 0.7 m, VNIR: 2.8 m, IR: 5.5m | 0.7 | 15 km | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIF | ||
| 1789 | AEISS-HR | Advanced Electronic Image Scanning System-High Resolution | KARI (KAI) | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution imager for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring | Panchromatic VIS: 0.50 - 0.90 µm, VIS: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.60 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm | VIS, NIR | Pan:0.5 m, VNIR: 2m | 0.5 | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIF | |||
| 892 | AGRI | Advanced Geosynchronous Radiation Imager | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | A multiple channel radiation imager, one of the primary instruments aboard FY-4. Technically featured by a precisely designed two-mirror structure, capable of accurate and flexible sensing in two dimensions, and minute-level fast sector scanning. Frequent Earth imaging over 14 bands with off-axis three reflections of the primary optic system. On-board black body available for IR calibrations at very short time intervals. | 12 channels from 0.55 - 13.8 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 0.5-1 km VIS, 2 km NIR, 4 km TIR | 500.0 | Full Earth disk | 0.5 - 4.0 km | Open Access | ||
| 1651 | AHI | Advanced Himawari Imager | JMA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measures cloud cover, cloud motion, cloud height, cloud properties, water vapour, rainfalll, sea surface temperatures and Earth radiation, dust, aerosols, volcanic ash, fires, snow and ice cover. | 16 bands from 0.46 µm to 13.3 µm VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 0.5 km in 0.64 µm band; 1.0km in 0.46 µm, 0.51 µm and 0.86 µm band, 2.0 km in all others | 500.0 | Full disk, Japan Area (Region 1, 2) : fixed area, Target Area (Region 3) and Landmark Area (Region 4, 5) : flexible area | Constrained Access | Himawari Standard Data, HRIT Data, LRIT data, NetCDF Data, Color Image Data. See: http://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/himawari89/space_segment/spsg_sample.html | ||
| 347 | AIRS | Atmospheric Infra-red Sounder | NASA | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | High spectral resolution measurement of temperature and humidity profiles in the atmosphere. Long-wave Earth surface emissivity. Cloud diagnostics. Trace gas profiles. Surface temperatures. | VIS - TIR: 0.4 - 1.7 µm, 3.4 - 15.4 µm, Has approximately 2382 bands from VIS to TIR | VIS, NIR, MWIR, TIR | 1.1 degree (13 x 13 km at nadir) | +/-48.95 degrees | Humidity: 20%, Temperature: 1 K | Open Access | HDF-EOS | ||
| 1699 | AIS | AIS Receiver | NOSA | Operational | Communications | Communications system | Reception of VHF AIS (Automatic Identification System). | |||||||||
| 1821 | AIS | Automatic Identification System | UKSA (CSIRO) | Operational | Other | |||||||||||
| 947 | AIS (RCM) | Automated Identification System (RADARSAT Constellation) | CSA (DND) | Operational | Data collection | Data collection system | Ship identification (name, location, heading, cargo, etc). | VHF (162 MHz) | 5300 km | Better than 90% ship detection, for Class A ships, when ships are in view for a minimum of 5 minutes. | Constrained Access | NMEA | ||||
| 1883 | AIS Receiver | Automatic Identification System Receiver | SANSA | Operational | Data collection | Communications system | ZACube-2 will demonstrate AIS message reception using its SDR-based payload. | VHF Maritime Band | Constrained Access | NMEA | ||||||
| 375 | ALADIN | Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument | ESA | Operational | Lidars | Doppler lidar | Global wind profiles (single line-of-sight) for an improved weather prediction. | UV: 355 nm | UV | One wind profile every 200 km along track, averaged over 50 km | Along line 285 km parallel to satellite ground track | Wind speed error below 2 m/s | Open Access | |||
| 932 | ALISS III | Advanced LISS III | ISRO | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | For crops and vegetation dynamics, natural resources census, disaster management and large scale mapping of themes. | 4 bands in VNIR and 1 band in SWIR | VIS, NIR, SWIR | 20 m, 10 m | 10.0 | 925 km | 200m | Constrained Access | ||
| 973 | ALT | Radar Altimeter | NSOAS (CAST) | Operational | Radar altimeters | Radar altimeter | Global ocean topography, sea level and gravity field measurements. | 13.58 GHz and 5.25 GHz | MW | 16 km | 16 km | < 4 cm | ||||
| 931 | AltiKa | Ka-band Altimeter | CNES | Operational | Radar altimeters | Radar altimeter | Sea surface height. | 35.5 - 36 GHz, passive channels (radiometer): 24 (K-band) and 37 (Ka-band) GHz; active radar altimeter: 35 GHz (Ka-band) | MW, Ka-Band, K-Band | Constrained Access | ||||||
| 882 | AMR | Advanced Microwave Radiometer | NASA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Non-scanning MW radiometer | Altimeter data to correct for errors caused by water vapour and cloud-cover. Also measures total water vapour and brightness temperature. | Microwave: 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 34 GHz | MW | 41.6 km at 18.7 GHz, 36.1 km at 23.8 GHz, 22.9 km at 34 GHz | 120 deg cone centred on nadir | Total water vapour: 0.2 g/sq cm, Brightness temperature: 0.15 K | Open Access | NetCDF | ||
| 1719 | AMR-C | AMR-C Climate-quality microwave radiometer | NASA (NOAA, ESA, EUMETSAT) | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Non-scanning MW radiometer | Capabilities of the AMR with the addition of high stability wet-tropospheric path delay correction. | Microwave: 18.7, 23.8 and 34 GHz. With additional experimental high-frequency channels for high resolution complementing the SAR mode of Poseidon-4 radar. | MW | 41.6 km at 18.7 GHz, 36.1 km at 23.8 GHz, 22.9 km at 34 GHz baseline channels with 5km for higher frequency experimental channels | 25.0 | Nadir-only viewing, associated to the JASON-CS radar altimeter | Total water vapour: 0.2 g/sq cm, Brightness temperature: 0.15 K | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | |
| 1786 | AMR-S | AMR-S Two-Beam Microwave Radiometer | NASA (UKSA, CNES, CSA) | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Non-scanning MW radiometer | Capabilities of the AMR with the addition of a 2nd beam to provide wet-tropospheric path delay correction within both swaths of the primary radar instrument (KaRIn) | Microwave: 18.7, 23.8 and 34 GHz. | MW | 41.6 km at 18.7 GHz, 36.1 km at 23.8 GHz, 22.9 km at 34 GHz baseline channels | 22.0 | two nadir-looking beams complementing the 120Km KaRIn radar altimeter swath | Total water vapour: 0.2 g/sq cm, Brightness temperature: 0.15 K for each of the two beams | Open Access | HDF-EOS2 | |
| 883 | AMSR2 | Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -2 | JAXA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | Measurements of water vapour, cloud liquid water, precipitation, winds, sea surface temperature, sea ice concentration, snow cover, soil moisture. | Microwave: 6.925 GHz, 7.3 GHz, 10.65 GHz, 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 36.5 GHz, 89.0 GHz | MW | 5 - 50 km (dependent on frequency) | 1450 km (effective swath: 1618 km) | Accuracy of the latest standard products (RMSE): Sea surface temperature: 0.5 degC, Sea ice concentration: 9%, Cloud liquid water: 0.04 kg/m2, Water vapour: 1.5 kg/m2 through total column, Sea surface wind speed 1.0 m/s, (Relative Error in %) Precipitation rate: 48 % for ocean & 86 % for land. (MAE) Snow depth: 18 cm, Soil Moisture Content: 4 %vol. See GCOM-W Product Information (https://suzaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GCOM_W/materials/w_productinfo.html) for more detail. | Open Access | HDF5 | ||
| 1804 | AMSR3 | Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -3 | JAXA | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | Measurements of water vapour, cloud liquid water, precipitation including snowfall, winds, sea surface temperature, sea ice concentration, snow cover, soil moisture. | Microwave: 6.925 GHz, 7.3 GHz, 10.65 GHz, 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 36.5 GHz, 89.0 GHz, 165.5 GHz, 183.3 GHz | MW | 5 - 50 km (dependent on frequency) | 1535 km (effective swath) | Target and standard accuracies for each standard product were defined from user requirements. | ||||
| 312 | AMSU-A | Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A | NOAA (UKSA) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | All-weather night-day temperature sounding to an altitude of 45 km. | Microwave: 15 channels, 23.8 - 89.0 GHz | MW | 48 km | 2054 km | Temperature profile: 2 K, humidity: 3 kg/m2, ice & snow cover: 10% | Open Access | Native, BUFR | ||
| 1555 | AMSU-A | Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A | NASA | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | All-weather night-day temperature sounding to an altitude of 45 km. AMSU-A on Aqua is still partially operational, with 9 of the 15 channels working and collecting data. | Microwave: 15 channels, 23.8 - 89.0 GHz | MW | 48 km | 2054 km | Temperature profile: 2 K, humidity: 3 kg/m2, ice & snow cover: 10% | Open Access | HDF-EOS | ||
| 1772 | APAN | Advanced PAN | ISRO | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High-resolution images for the study of topography, urban areas, development of DTM, run-off models etc., urban sprawl, forest cover/timber volume, land use change. | Panchromatic VIS: 0.45 - 0.90 µm | VIS | 1.25 | 60 km | 50m | Constrained Access | |||
| 1885 | ARGUS 2000 | ARGUS 2000 | Khalifa University (UAE SA, American University of Ras Al Khaimah) | Approved | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | ARGUS 2000 can be utilized to map the spatial variation of greenhouse gases and to identify rocks and minerals with known reflectance spectra. Measurement interpretation requires spacecraft attitude information for an accurate geolocation of the spectrometer surface pixel, application of a radiative transfer retrieval algorithm and knowledge of surface cloud conditions and topography. Utilizing a near nadir-pointing configuration, the spectrometer can record infrared radiation emitted from the Earth's surface and atmosphere to space. | 1000 nm â 1650 nm range | SWIR | InGaAs detector 1000nm - 1650nm infrared range, 6nm spectral resolution. | 6.0 | The full-width-half-maximum is estimated at 0.15 degrees. At a typical LEO orbital height of 600km, this corresponds to a surface tile of length 1.57km. | Due to alignment difficulties and variation between test lamps and solar insolation, results are only accurate to approximately 10%. | Constrained Access | ||
| 308 | ASCAT | Advanced Scatterometer | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Operational | Scatterometers | Radar scatterometer | Measures wind speed and direction over ocean, soil moisture, sea ice cover, sea ice type, snow cover and snow parameters and vegetation parameters | Microwave: C Band, 5.256 GHz | MW, C-Band | Hi-res mode: 25 - 37 km, Nominal mode: 50 km | Continuous; 2 x 500 km swath width | Wind speeds in range 4 - 24 m/s: 2 m/s and direction accuracy of 20 deg | Open Access | Native, BUFR | ||
| 1616 | ASI | Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer | CAST (NSMC-CMA, CNSA) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Atmospheric sounding for weather forecasting. | Constrained Access | |||||||||
| 859 | ASM | Absolute Scalar Magnetometer | CNES | Operational | Magnetic field | Magnetometer | Absolute calibration of Vector Field Magnetometer on board Swarm satellites. | 0.1 nT | 0.1 nT | Open Access | ||||||
| 416 | ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer | METI (NASA) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Surface and cloud imaging with high spatial resolution, stereoscopic observation of local topography, cloud heights, volcanic plumes, and generation of local surface digital elevation maps. Surface temperature and emissivity. ASTER SWIR detectors are no longer functioning due to anomalously high SWIR detector temperatures. ASTER SWIR data acquired since April 2008 are not useable, and show saturation of values and severe striping. All attempts to bring the SWIR bands back to life have failed, and no further action is envisioned. | VIS and NIR: 3 bands in 0.52 - 0.86 µm, SWIR: 6 bands in 1.6 - 2.43 µm, TIR: 5 bands in 8.125 - 11.65 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, TIR | VNIR: 15 m, stereo: 15 m horizontally and 25 m vertical, SWIR: 30 m, TIR: 90 m | 15.0 | 60 km | VNIR and SWIR: 4% (absolute), TIR: 4 K, Geolocation: 7 m | Open Access | HDF-EOS or GeoTiff | |
| 933 | ATCOR | Atmospheric correction | ISRO | Proposed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Atmospheric correction. | VNIR Hyperspectral | VIS, NIR | 240 m | 40.0 | 925 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 998 | ATLAS | Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System | NASA | Operational | Lidars | Lidar altimeter | Provide date on ice sheet height and sea ice thickness, land altitude, aerosol height distributions, cloud height and boundary layer height. | VIS: Laser emits at 532 nm | VIS | 6 spots 15 m in diameter separated by 1.5 cm along track | 0.15 | Aerosol profile: 20%, Ice elevation: 20 cm, Cloud top height: 75 m, Land elevation: 20 cm, geoid: 5 m | Open Access | ASCII | ||
| 374 | ATLID | ATmospheric LIDar | ESA | Approved | Lidars | Atmospheric lidar | Derivation of cloud and aerosol properties - Measurement of molecular and particle backscatter in Rayleigh, co-polar and cross-polar Mie channels. | Laser at 355 nm | UV | 300 m horizontal (TBC) | Open Access | HDF5 | ||||
| 413 | ATMS | Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder | NASA (NOAA) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Collects microwave radiance data that when combined with the CrIS data will permit calculation of atmospheric temperature and water vapour profiles. | Microwave: 22 bands, 23-184 GHz | MW | 5.2 - 1.1 deg | 2300 km | 0.75 K - 3.60 K | Open Access | NetCDF-4, HDF5 | ||
| 403 | AVHRR/3 | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 | EUMETSAT, NOAA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measurements of land and sea surface temperature, cloud cover, snow and ice cover, soil moisture and vegetation indices. Data also used for volcanic eruption monitoring. | VIS: 0.58 - 0.68 µm, NIR: 0.725 - 1.1 µm, SWIR: 1.58 - 1.64 µm, MWIR: 3.55 - 3.93 µm, TIR: 10.3 - 11.3 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR, FIR | 1.1 km | 1100.0 | 3000 km approx, Ensures full global coverage twice daily | Open Access | Native, BUFR | ||
| 460 | AWiFS | Advanced Wide Field Sensor | ISRO | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Vegetation and crop monitoring, resource assessment (regional scale), forest mapping, land cover/ land use mapping, and change detection. | VIS: 0.52 - 0.59 µm and 0.62 - 0.68 µm, NIR: 0.77 - 0.86 µm, SWIR: 1.55 - 1.7 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR | 55 m | 55.0 | 740 km | 10 bit data | Open Access | ||
| 937 | BBR (EarthCARE) | BroadBand Radiometer (EarthCARE) | ESA | Approved | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Broad-band radiometer | Top of the atmosphere radiances and radiative flux. | Shortwave channel: 0.2 - 4 µm, Total channel 0.2 - 50 µm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR, FIR | 10 x 10 km ground pixel size for each of the three views | flux retrieval accuracy 10 Wm-2 | Open Access | HDF5 | |||
| 1756 | BIK-SD 1 | High resolution wide capture multispectral infraredoptical sensor | ROSKOSMOS | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Provides a simultaneous taking of images of an object in several spectral bands of thermal range with detection and registration of land-based, subsurface-based and space-based objects. | 3.5 - 4.1 µm; 8.1 - 8.45 µm; 8.45 - 8.80 µm; 8.90 - 9.25 µm; 10.3 - 11.3 µm; 11.5 - 12.5 µm | MWIR, TIR | 20 - 23.5 m | 20.0 | 120 km | Open Access | |||
| 900 | BRLK | X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar | ROSHYDROMET (ROSKOSMOS) | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | Land and sea surface monitoring | X-band | MW, X-Band | 350-1000 m | 350.0 | 450 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1750 | BRLK S-range | S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar | ROSKOSMOS | Approved | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | Disaster monitoring, sea surface monitoring, information support of environmental managment | S-band | S-Band | 1-12 m | 1.0 | 10-100 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1751 | BRLK X-range | X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar | ROSKOSMOS | Approved | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | Disaster monitoring, sea surface monitoring, information support of environmental managment | X-band | X-Band | 1-500 m | 1.0 | 10-750 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 820 | CALIOP | Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization | NASA | Operational | Lidars | Atmospheric lidar | Two-wavelength, polarisation lidar capable of providing aerosol and cloud profiles and properties. | 532 nm (polarization-sensitive), 1064 nm, VIS - NIR | VIS, NIR | Vertical sampling: 30 m, 0 â 40 km | 333 m along-track | 5% (532 nm) | Open Access | HDF | ||
| 1816 | CAPI | Cloud and Aerosol Polarization Imager | NSMC-CMA (NRSCC) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer | Measures aerosol and cloud | center wavelength: 380nm, 670nm, 870nm, 1375nm, 1640nm. Polarization band: 670nm and 1640nm. | VIS, NIR, SWIR | 250m for 380nm, 670nm and 870nm; 1000m for 1375nm and 1640nm | 250.0 | 375km | Better than 5% for reflectance | Open Access | HDF 5.0 | |
| 1762 | CAR | High Resolution Camera | CONAE | Approved | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Panchromatic and multispectral (Vis/IR) measurements with high spatial resolution, with stereo capability for DEM generation. Applications in emergencies in general, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, topography. | Panchromatic band - P: 450-900 nm Vis/IR bands - B1: 450-520 nm - B2: 520-590 nm - B3: 630-690 nm - B4: 770-890 nm | VIS, NIR | Panchromatic band: 1 m Vis/IR bands: 4 m | 1.0 | 12 km | Absolute radiometric accuracy: 5% | |||
| 1796 | CARBONITE-2 Imager | CARBONITE-2 Imager | UKSA | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution optical imagery for land use monitoring, urban planning, crop monitoring and pollution monitoring | Panchromatic | VIS | 1.2 m | 1.2 | 5 km | Very Constrained Access | Spacecraft format - IMI (custom data format) Base deliverable format - Radiometrically corrected TIFF + AOCS Metadata | ||
| 939 | C-Band SAR | C-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar | ESA | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | Marine core services, land monitoring and emergency services. Monitoring sea ice zones and arctic environment. Surveillance of marine environment, monitoring land surface motion risks, mapping of land surfaces (forest, water and soil, agriculture), mapping in support of humanitarian aid in crisis situations. | C-band: 5.405 GHz; HH, VV, HH+HV, VV+VH; Incidence angle: 20-45 | MW, C-Band | Strip mode: 9 m, Interferometric wide swath mode: 20 m, extra-wide swath mode: 50 m, wave mode: 50 m | 9.0 | Strip mode: 80 km; Interferometric wide swath mode: 250 km, extra-wide swath mode: 400 km, Wave mode: sampled images of 20 x 20 km at 100 km intervals | NESZ: -22 dB; PTAR: -25 dB; DTAR: -22 dB; Radiometric accuracy 1 dB (3 sigma); Radiometric stability: 0.5 dB (3 sigma) | Open Access | ||
| 823 | CCD (HJ) | CCD camera | CAST | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Multispectral measurements of Earth's surface for natural enviroment and disaster applications. | 0.43 - 0.90 µm (4 bands) | VIS, NIR | 30 m | 30.0 | 360 km (per set), 720 km (two sets) | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1657 | CCD (ZY-1-02C and ZY-3) | CCD and multispectral imager | CRESDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use. | 0.5-0.8 µm | VIS | 2.36m (ZY-1-02C HR) 2.1m(ZY-3) | 2.1 | 52km(ZY-3) 54km(ZY-1-02C) | Constrained Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1892 | CCOR | Compact Coronograph | NOAA (NASA) | Proposed | Space environment | Space environment monitor | ||||||||||
| 1656 | CER | Coherent Electromagnetic Radio Tomography | CSA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Radio transmission from e-POP to ground for radio propagation and ionospheric scintillation measurements. | Open Access | ||||||||
| 397 | CERES | Cloud and the Earth's Radiant Energy System | NASA | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Broad-band radiometer | Long term measurement of the Earth's radiation budget and atmospheric radiation from the top of the atmosphere to the surface; provision of an accurate and self-consistent cloud and radiation database. | 3 channels: 0.3-5 µm, 0.3 - 100 µm, 8 - 12 µm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR, FIR | 20 km | 0.5%, 1%, 0.3% (respectively for the 3 channels) | Open Access | HDF5 and NetCDF | |||
| 720 | CHRIS | Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer | ESA (UKSA) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Supports a range of land, ocean and atmospheric applications, including agricultural science, forestry, environmental science, atmospheric science and oceanography. | VIS - NIR: 400 - 1050 nm (63 spectral bands at a spatial resolution of 36 m; or 18 bands at full spatial resolution (18 m)) | VIS, NIR | 36 m or 18 m depending on wavebands selected. | 18.0 | 14 km | S/N 200 @ target albedo of 0.2. 12 bits digitisation. | Open Access | ||
| 1666 | CIRC | Compact InfraRed Camera | JAXA | Operational | Other | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Active fire detection. Land surface temperature. | TIR: 8 - 12 µm | TIR | 210m | 210.0 | 128 km | 0.2 K@300 K | Open Access | GeoTIFF | |
| 1701 | CLARA | Compact Lightweight Absolute Radiometer | NOSA | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | CLARA is a scientific instrument that will be used to determine the total solar irradiance of the Sun. | |||||||||
| 1736 | CLARREO Pathfinder Reflected Solar | CLARREO Pathfinder - RS | NASA | Proposed | Hyperspectral imagers | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Demonstration of high accuracy SI-traceable calibration within 350-2300 nm spectral range; demonstration of ability to transfer this calibration to other Earth observing instruments. | 350 to 2300 nm at 4-nm sampling interval with 8-nm resolution. | VIS, NIR, SWIR | 500 m. | 10 deg (70 km). | Absolute uncertainty goal is 0.3% (k=1) in reflectance. | Open Access | HDF5 | ||
| 827 | COCTS | China Ocean Colour & Temperature Scanner | CAST | Operational | Ocean colour instruments | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Ocean chlorophyll, ocean yellow substance absorbance, Sea-ice surface temperature. | B1: 0.402 - 0.422 µm, B2: 0.433 - 0.453 µm, B3: 0.480 - 0.500 µm, B4: 0.510 - 0.530 µm, B5: 0.555 - 0.575 µm, B6: 0.660 - 0.680 µm, B7: 0.740 - 0.760 µm, B8: 0.845 - 0.885 µm, B9: 10.30 - 11.40 µm, B10: 11.40 - 12.50 µm | VIS, NIR, TIR | 1.1 km | 3083 km | |||||
| 1739 | COMIS | COMpact Imaging Spectrometer | KARI (SI) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Land use assessments | 0.4ï½1.05um | VIS, NIR | 28m | 28.0 | 28 km | Open Access | GEOTIF | ||
| 1523 | COSI | Corea SAR Instrument | KARI (TAS-i) | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | SAR for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring. | microwave | MW, X-Band | High: 1 m | 1.0 | 100 km | Very Constrained Access | HDF | ||
| 649 | CPR (CloudSat) | Cloud Profiling Radar | NASA | Operational | Cloud profile and rain radars | Cloud and precipitation radar | Primary goal to provide data needed to evaluate and improve the way clouds are represented in global climate models. Measures vertical profile of clouds. | Microwave: 94 GHz | MW, W-Band | Vertical: 500 m, Cross-track: 1.4 km, Along-track: 2.5 km | Instantaneous Footprint < 2 km | detects ice clouds optical depth >1, water clouds optical depth >3, ice content to +100%, -50%, liquid content to <50%, in-cloud heating to within 1K day-1 km-1 | Open Access | HDF-EOS | ||
| 372 | CPR (EarthCARE) | Cloud Profiling Radar (EarthCARE) | JAXA (NICT) | Being developed | Cloud profile and rain radars | Cloud and precipitation radar | Measurement of cloud properties, light precipitation, vertical motion. | Microwave: 94 GHz | MW, W-Band | Range resolution: 500m (100m sample) Horizontal resolution: 800m (500m sample) | No Access | HDF5 | ||||
| 325 | CrIS | Cross-track Infrared Sounder | NOAA | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | Daily measurements of vertical atmospheric distribution of temperature, moisture, and pressure. | MWIR - TIR: 3.92 - 4.4 µm, 5.7 - 8.62 µm, 9.1 - 14.7 µm, 1300 spectral channels | NIR, MWIR | IFOV 14 km diameter, 1 km vertical layer resolution | 2200 km | Temperature profiles: to 0.9 K, Moisture profiles: 20 - 35%, Pressure profiles: 1% | Open Access | HDF5 | ||
| 1787 | C-SAR | C-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar | CRESDA | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use, urban studies. | C-Band: 8 - 4 GHz | C-Band | 1-500KM | 5.0 | 10-650KM | No Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 990 | CSC FVM | CSC fluxgate vector magnetometer | DNSC | Operational | Magnetic field | Magnetometer | Measurements of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field. | Open Access | ||||||||
| 1519 | CSG SAR | COSMO-SkyMed di Seconda Generazione SAR | ASI (MoD (Italy)) | Approved | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | All-weather images of ocean, land and ice for monitoring of land surface processes, ice, environmental monitoring, risk management, environmental resources, maritime management, Earth topographic mapping. | Microwave: X-band (9.6 GHz) single-, dual- and quad- polarization | X-Band | [range x azimuth] Spotlight: 0.5x0.35 or 0.63x0.63 m (Single/Dual pol), Stripmap: 3x3 m (Single/Dual/Quad pol), ScanSAR: 4x20 or 6x40 m (Single/Dual pol) | 0.35 | 'Dual polarisation modes: Spotlight [range x azimuth]: 7.3x3.1 or 10x10 km, Stripmap: 40 km, ScanSAR: 100 or 200 km. Quad polarisation mode: 15 km. | - | Constrained Access | HDF5, GeoTiff, GML JPEG2000, STANAG 4545 | |
| 1853 | CWFMS | Canadian Wildland Fire Monitoring Sensor | CSA (NRCAN, ECCC) | Prototype | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measurements are: Fire Radiative Power (FRP), hotspot locations, rate of spread, burned area mapping. Data products generated: 1) Fire maps, showing location, extent, and timing of forest fire events; 2) Fire characteristics, such as fire line intensity, rate of spread and fuel consumption; 3) Plume dynamics through smoke transport maps and plume heights; 4) Mass of carbon released into atmosphere. | VIS: 0.6 â 0.7 μm (red) (possibly also VIS 0.4 - 0.6 μm); NIR: 0.8 â 0.9 μm; MWIR: 3.4 - 4.2 μm wavelength; TIR: 10.4 μm â 12.3 μm; | VIS, NIR, MWIR, TIR | 400 m (TIR, MWIR), and 200 m (NIR, VIS) at the geodetic sub-satellite point. | 400.0 | TBD Will depend on number of satellites | Temperature measurement accuracy 15 K; pointing accuracy 0.5 deg; | Open Access | TBD | |
| 828 | CZI | Coastal Zone Imager | CAST | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Imagery of coastal regions - estuaries, tidal regions, etc. | B1: 0.433 - 0.453, B2: 0.555 - 0.575, B3: 0.655 - 0.675, B4: 0.675 - 0.695 μm | VIS | 250 m | 250.0 | 500 km | ||||
| 799 | DCS | Data Collection System | ROSHYDROMET | Operational | Data collection | Data collection system | Collects data on temperature (air/water), atmospheric pressure, humidity and wind speed/direction, speed and direction of ocean and river currents. | TBD | Constrained Access | |||||||
| 758 | DCS | Data Collecting System Transponder | INPE | Operational | Data collection | Data collection system | Data collection and communication. | S-Band | Open Access | Non standard (analogic) | ||||||
| 822 | DCS | Data Collecting System Transponder | INPE (CAST) | Operational | Data collection | Data collection system | Data collection and communication. | MW, S-Band | Open Access | Non standard (analogic) | ||||||
| 954 | DCS (GOES-R Series) | Data Collection System (NOAA, GOES-16) | NOAA | Operational | Data collection | Data collection system | Collects data on temperature (air/water), atmospheric pressure, humidity and wind speed/direction, speed and direction of ocean and river currents. | Open Access | SHEF, SHEF-IT, HydroJSON, Hydromet, Hydstra, etc. | |||||||
| 1635 | DCS (SABIA_MAR) | Data Collection System | CONAE, AEB | Proposed | Data collection | Data collection system | Environmental and meteorological data collection from ground platforms (UHF 401.62 MHz uplink / S-band downlink). | |||||||||
| 1669 | DDMI (CYGNSS) | Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument (DDMI) | NASA (NOAA) | Operational | Other | GNSS receiver | Constellation of bistatic radar receivers using GPS satellite transmitters to detect ocean surface roughness and estimate near-surface wind speed from calm sea through hurricane force conditions and under all levels of precipitation. | Microwave: 1.575 GHz | L-Band | 20-50 km (variable in ground processing) | 20000.0 | Field of view of potential GPS specular point contacts extends 740 km cross-track in both port and starboard directions. | wind speed RMS retrieval uncertainty: 2 m/s for winds less than 20 m/s and 10% for winds greater than 20 m/s | Open Access | NetCDF | |
| 1734 | DESIS | DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer | DLR | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) and hyperspectral imagers | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | DESIS is a hyperspectral camera that records image data using an array of up to 240 closely spaced channels, covering the visible and near infrared portions of the spectrum (450 to 915 nanometres) with a ground resolution of approximately 90 metres. This multifaceted information allows scientists to detect changes in ecosystems and to make statements on the condition of forests and agricultural land. | Spectral range: 450nm â 950nm (400 - 1000nm) Spectral sampling: â 2.32nm Spectral channels: 240 (without binning) | VIS, NIR | 79m/104m @330 km/435km orbit (min/max) | 79.0 | 44km/57km @330 km/435km orbit (min/max) | ||||
| 181 | DORIS-NG | Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite-NG | CNES | Operational | Precision orbit | Radio-positioning system | Precise orbit determination; Real time onboard orbit determination (navigation). | Orbit error ~1 cm | Open Access | SP1 and SINEX | ||||||
| 774 | DPR | Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar | JAXA (NICT) | Operational | Cloud profile and rain radars | Cloud and precipitation radar | Measures precipitation rate classified by rain and snow, in latitudes up to 65 degrees. | Microwave: 13.6 GHz (Ku band) and 35.5 GHz (Ka band) | MW, Ka-Band, Ku-Band | Range resolution: 125m (NS, MS mode), 250m (HS mode), Horizontal resolution: 5 km at nadir | 245 km (Ku-band), 125 km (Ka band) | Rainfall rate 0.2 mm/h | Open Access | HDF-EOS(HDF5) | ||
| 1714 | ECOSTRESS | ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station | NASA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer | This project will use a high-resolution thermal infrared radiometer to measure plant evapotranspiration, the loss of water from growing leaves and evaporation from the soil. | TIR: 8-12.5 µm | TIR | 60 m | 360km | Open Access | HDF5 | |||
| 862 | EFI | Electric Field Instrument | ESA (CSA) | Operational | Space environment and gravity instruments | Electric field sensor | Thermal ion imager and Langmuir probe to measure ion temp, electron temp, ion density, electron density, spacecraft potential and ion incident angle. | 0.3 mV/m | <3 mV/m | Open Access | ||||||
| 1615 | EPIC | Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera | NASA (NOAA) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Diurnal measurements of ozone, sulfur dioxide, UV surface radiation, clouds, aerosols and vegetation. | 317 - 780 nm in 10 channels | UV, VIS, NIR | 10-20 km | 25000.0 | Whole Earth | Open Access | HDF5 | ||
| 884 | ERM-1 | Earth Radiation Measurement | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Broad-band radiometer | Measures Earth radiation gains and losses on regional, zonal and global scales. | 0.2 - 3.8 µm, 0.2 - 50 µm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR, FIR | 25 km | 2200 km | DLR/DSR10 watts/m2 net solar 3 w/m2 OLR 5 w/m2 | Constrained Access | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 | ||
| 1617 | ERM-2 | Improved Earth Radiation Measurement | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Approved | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Broad-band radiometer | Measures Earth radiation gains and losses on regional, zonal and global scales. | Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 1648 | ES | Electron Spectrometer | NOAA (NASA) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Space Physics experiment for meausring speed and direction of electrons coming from the sun. | Open Access | NetCDF | |||||||
| 322 | ETM+ | Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus | USGS (NASA) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Measures surface radiance and emittance, land cover state and change (eg vegetation type). Used as multi-purpose imagery for land applications. | VIS - TIR: 8 bands: 0.45 - 12.5 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, TIR | PAN: 15 m, VIS - SWIR: 30 m, TIR: 60 m | 15.0 | 185 km | 50 - 250 m systematically corrected geodetic accuracy | Open Access | ||
| 951 | EXIS | Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors | NOAA | Operational | Other | Solar irradiance monitor | Monitors the whole-Sun X-ray irradiance in two bands and the whole-Sun EUV irradiance in five bands. | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | |||||||
| 1705 | FAI | Fast Auroral Imager | CSA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Measures the large-scale auroral emissions in the 630-1100 nm wavelength range. The FAI imager system produces 16-bit digital images of the near infrared band at one image per second (CASSIOPE is a 3-axis stabilized platform),and the 630-nm wavelength at two images per minute, giving adequate temporal resolution to investigate the above scientific objectives. | Visible: 630 nm NIR: 650-1100 nm | NIR | 2.6 km at apogee (aurora at 110 km altitude) | Open Access | |||||
| 1783 | FC | Faraday Cup | NASA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | The Faraday Cup is a retarding potential particle detector that provides high time resolution solar wind proton bulk properties (wind speed, density and temperature). Instrument Measurements include: Alpha particles differential directional flux, Proton differential directional flux, Solar Wind Density, Solar Wind Temperature, and Solar Wind Velocity. | Open Access | NetCDF | |||||||
| 885 | FCI | Flexible Combined Imager | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measurements of cloud cover, cloud top height, precipitation, cloud motion, vegetation, radiation fluxes, convection, air mass analysis, cirrus cloud discrimination, tropopause monitoring, stability monitoring, total ozone and sea surface temperature. | VIS0.4=0.414 - 0.474 µm, VIS0.5=0.49 - 0.53 µm, VIS0.6=0.615 - 0.665 µm, VIS0.8=0.84 - 0.89 µm, VIS0.9=0.904 - 0.924 µm, NIR1.3=1.365 - 1.395 µm, NIR1.6=1.585 - 1.635 µm, NIR2.2=2.225 - 2.275 µm, IR3.8=3.6 - 4 µm, WV6.3=5.8 - 6.8 µm, WV7.3=7.1 - 7.6 µm, I | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | VIS0.4=1.0 km, VIS0.5=1.0 km, VIS0.6=1.0 km & 0.5 km, VIS0.8=1.0 km, VIS0.9=1.0 km, NIR1.3=1.0 km, NIR1.6=1.0 km, NIR2.2=1.0 km & 0.5 km, IR3.8=2.0 km & 1.0 km, WV6.3=2.0 km, WV7.3=2.0 km, IR8.7=2.0 km, IR9.7=2.0 km, IR10.5=2.0 km & 1.0 km, IR12.3=2.0 km, | 500.0 | 210 km swath moved alternately W-E and E-W, moving up S-N a swath width at the end of each swath. Full Disc Coverage (FDC) or Local Area Coverage (LAC) possible. | Cloud cover: 10%, Cloud top height: 1 km, Cloud top temperature: 1 K, Cloud type: 8 classes, Surface temperature: 0.7-2.0K, Specific humidity profile: 10%, Wind profile (horizontal component): 2 - 10 m/s, Long wave Earth surface radiation: 5 W/m2 | Open Access | NetCDF | |
| 1778 | FLORIS | FLORIS | ESA | Approved | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Mapping vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity. | Several bands of the range 500-780 nm, with two types of spectral resolution: Low (1-2 nm) and High (0.1-0.5 nm) | VIS, NIR | High spectral resolution of ~0.3 nm around the Oxygen absorption bands. Other spectral areas with less pronounced absorption features will be measured at medium spectral resolution between 0.5 and 3 nm. | 300.0 | 150 km swath | ||||
| 1707 | GAP | GPS receiver-based Attitude, Position, and profiling experiment (GAP) | CSA | Operational | Space environment | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | Used for spacecraft position and attitude determination and for ionospheric radio occultation profiling measurements in which the relative phase delay of the measured L1 and L2 signals (at frequencies of 1.57542 GHz and 1.2276 GHz, respectively) from different satellites of the GPS constellation will be used to determine the electron density profile of the ionosphere using tomographic techniques. The GAP is turned on an average of 10% of the time, following a schedule devised by the science team. | 1.57542 GHz and 1.2276 GHz | Open Access | |||||||
| 1618 | GAS | Greenhouse gases Absorption Spectrometer | CAST (NSMC-CMA, CNSA) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Measures greenhouse gases. | Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 1717 | GEDI | Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation Lidar | NASA | Operational | Lidars | Lidar altimeter | This project will use a laser-based system to study a range of climates, including the observation of the forest canopy structure over the tropics, and the tundra in high northern latitudes. | NIR | Open Access | TBD | ||||||
| 1583 | GEMS | Geostationary Environmental Monitoring Spectrometer | KARI, NIER (BATC) | Being developed | Atmospheric chemistry | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Measurements of atmospheric chemistry, precursors of aerosols and ozone in particular, in high temporal and spatial resolution over Asia. | 0.30 µm - 0.50µm | VIS | 56km2 at Seoul | TBD | Open Access | GEOTIF | |||
| 1684 | Geoton-L1 (2) | Geoton-L1 | ROSKOSMOS | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Multispectral images of land surfaces and Oceans. | 0.58 - 0.8 µm; 0.45 - 0.52 µm; 0.52 - 0.60 µm; 0.61 - 0.68 µm; 0.72 - 0.80 µm; 0.80 - 0.90 µm | VIS, NIR | 0.9 m; 3 m | 0.9 | 38 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 303 | GERB | Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget | EUMETSAT (RAL, ESA) | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Broad-band radiometer | Measures long and short wave radiation emitted and reflected from the Earth's surface, clouds and top of atmosphere. Full Earth disk, all channels in 5 minutes. | SW: 0.32 - 4.0 µm, LW 4.0 - 30 µm (by subtraction) | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR, FIR | 44.6 x 39.3 km | Single column moved alternately W-E and E-W to cover the complete earth disc | SW=1.2 Wm-2, LW=7.5 Wm-2 | Open Access | native, HDF | ||
| 847 | GGAK-E | Module for Geophysical Measurements | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Operational | Space environment and magnetic field | Space environment monitor | Monitoring and forecasting of solar activity, radiation and magnetic field in the near-Earth space, monitoring of natural and modified magnetosphere, ionosphere and upper atmosphere. | Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 853 | GGAK-M | Module for Geophysical Measurements (SEM) | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Operational | Space environment and magnetic field | Space environment monitor | Space Environmental Monitoring (SEM), heliogeophysical. | Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 1685 | GGAK-VE | Module for Geophysical Measurements | ROSKOSMOS | Approved | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Monitoring and forecasting of solar activity, radiation and magnetic field in the near-Earth space, monitoring of natural and modified magnetosphere, ionosphere and upper atmosphere. | Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 1779 | GIIRS | Geostationary Interferometric Infrared Sounder | NSMC-CMA | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Measurements of three dimensional atmospheric structure. Large-area, continuous, fast, and accurate vertical air soundings of temperature and humidity. Subsequent units have slightly different specifications. | LWIR: 700-1130 cm-1, 538 channels S/MIR: 1650-2250 cm-1, 375 channels VIS: 0.55-0.75 μm, 1 channel | VIS, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | LWIR/S/MIR: 16km SSP VIS: 2km SSP | 2000.0 | 1.5k (3Ï) radiation, 10 ppm (3Ï) spectrum | |||||
| 877 | GLM | GEO Lightning Mapper | NOAA | Operational | Lightning sensors | Lightning imager | Detect total lightning flash rate over near full disk. | NIR at 777.4 nm | NIR | 10 km | 70% | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | |||
| 773 | GMI | GPM Microwave Imager | NASA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | Measures rainfall rates over oceans and land, combined rainfall structure and surface rainfall rates with associated latent heating. Used to produce three hour, daily, and monthly total rainfall maps over oceans and land. | Microwave: 10.65 GHz, 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 36.5 GHz, 89.0 GHz, 165.5 GHz, 183.31 ± 3 GHz, 183.31 ± 8 GHz | MW | Horizontal: 36 km cross-track at 10.65 GHz (required - Primary Spacecraft, goal - Constellation Spacecraft); 10 km along-track and cross-track (goal - Primary Spacecraft) | 800 km (Core Observatory | 0.65 - 1.5 K | Open Access | HDF-EOS(HDF5) | ||
| 1619 | GNOS | GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder | CAST (NSMC-CMA, CNSA) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | Atmospheric sounding for weather forecasting. | Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 1720 | GNSS POD Receiver | GNSS POD Receiver | ESA | Being developed | Precision orbit and atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | GNSS receiver | N/A, L-Band | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | |||||||
| 1785 | GNSS-RO Receiver | GNSS Radio Occultation Receiver | NASA | Being developed | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | Measurement of bending angles of GNSS satellite signals occulted by Earth's atmosphere for retrieval of temperature and humidity profiles. | L1/L2/L5 | L-Band | 0.15 to 1.5 km | 150.0 | Bending Angle measurement accruacy: from 1 to 20 mRad (depending on altitude) | Open Access | NetCDF, BUFR | ||
| 886 | GOCI | Geostationary Ocean Colour Imager | KARI, KIOST (ASTRIUM) | Operational | Ocean colour instruments | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Ocean colour information, coastal zone monitoring, land resources monitoring. | VIS - NIR: 0.40 - 0.88 µm (8 channels) | VIS, NIR | 236 x 500 m | 236.0 | 1440 km | Open Access | HDF, LRIT, HRIT | ||
| 562 | GOES Comms | Communications package on GOES | NOAA | Operational | Communications | MW | Open Access | Various Formats | ||||||||
| 307 | GOME-2 | Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment - 2 | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Measurement of total column amounts and stratospheric and tropospheric profiles of ozone. Also amounts of H20, NO2, OClO, BrO, SO2 and HCHO. | UV - NIR: 0.24 - 0.79 µm (resolution 0.2 - 0.4 nm) | UV, VIS, NIR | Horizontal: 40 x 40 km (960 km swath) to 40 x 5 km (for polarization monitoring) | 120 - 960 km | Cloud top height: 1 km (rms), Outgoing short wave radiation and solar irradiance: 5 W/m2, Trace gas profile: 10 - 20%, Specific humidity profile: 10 - 50 g/kg | Open Access | Native | ||
| 881 | GOX | Global Positioning Satellite Occultation Experiment (GOX) | NASA, NSPO (JPL, UCAR) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | Each instrument equipped with 4 GPS antennas to receive the L1 and L2 radio wave signals transmitted from the 24 US GPS satellites. Based on the signal transmission delay caused by the electric density, temperature, pressure, and water content in the iono | L1/L2 | MW | Vertical: 0.3 - 1.5 m; Horizontal: 300 - 600 km | Open Access | ASCII | ||||
| 943 | GPS Receiver (Swarm) | GPS Receiver (Swarm) | ESA | Operational | Precision orbit | GNSS receiver | Provides position and timing determination | MW | L1 C/A code range error better than 0.5 m RMS; L1/L2 P-code range error better than 0.25 m RMS; L1 carrier phase error better than 5 mm | |||||||
| 983 | GPSP | Global Positioning System Payload | NASA | Operational | Precision orbit | GNSS receiver | Precision orbit determination. | N/A, L-Band | Open Access | NetCDF | ||||||
| 1552 | GPSRO (Oersted) | GPS Radio Occultation System | NASA | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | Measurements of atmospheric temperature, pressure and water vapour content. | Open Access | ASCII, HDF-EOS, XML | |||||||
| 1553 | GPSRO (Terra-SAR) | GPS Radio Occultation System | NASA | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | Measurements of atmospheric temperature, pressure and water vapour content. | Open Access | ASCII, HDF-EOS, XML | |||||||
| 987 | GRACE instrument | GRACE instrument | NASA (DLR, GFZ, ESA) | Operational | Gravity instruments | Satellite-to-satellite ranging system | Includes BlackJack Global Positioning System (Turbo Rogue Space Receiver) and High Accuracy Inter-satellite Ranging System (aka K-band Ranging System) for Inter-satellite ranging system estimates for global models of the mean and time variable Earth gravity field. | Microwave: 24 GHz and 32 GHz | MW | 400 km horizontal, N/A vertical | 1 cm equivalent water | Open Access | GeoTIFF, ASCII and netCDF | |||
| 306 | GRAS | GNSS Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders and precision orbit | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | GNSS receiver for atmospheric temperature and humidity profile sounding. | L-Band | MW | Vertical: 150 m (troposphere) and 1.5 km (stratosphere), Horizontal: 100 km approx (troposphere), 300 km approx (stratosphere) | Altitude range of 5 - 30 km | Temperature sounding to 1 K rms | Open Access | Native | ||
| 1686 | GSA (1) | Hyperspectral imaging equipment | ROSKOSMOS | Operational | Other | Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer | Land surface monitoring | 0.43 - 0.97 µm, 96-255 spectral bands | VIS, NIR | 30 m | 30.0 | 25 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1687 | GSA (2) | Hyperspectral imaging equipment | ROSKOSMOS | Approved | Other | Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer | Land surface monitoring | >130 bands - 400 - 1000 nm 100 bands - 1300 - 2500 nm 60 bands - 3000 - 12000 nm | VIS, NIR | 25 - 30 m | 25.0 | 25-30 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1899 | HARP-2 | Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter | NASA (UMD) | Being developed | Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers | Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer | Polarimeter for measuring aerosol optical properties, clouds and aerosol types. | 440, 550, 670 & 870nm bands | NIR | 3.0 km | 3000.0 | Wide swath ±47°. | Open Access | |||
| 1788 | HEPD | High Energy Particle Detector | ASI | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Fluxes of electrons (3 - 100 MeV), protons (30 - 200 MeV) and light nuclei. Measurement of the increase of the electron and proton fluxes due to short-time perturbations of the radiation belts caused by solar, terrestrial and anthropic phenomena. | Constrained Access | ROOT | |||||||
| 1740 | High Resolution Optical Sensor | High Resolution Optical Sensor | KARI (NGII) | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Cartography, land use and planning | VIS, NIR | 1m | 1.0 | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIF | ||||
| 1652 | Himawari Comms | Communications package for Himawari | JMA | Operational | Communications | Communications system | K-Band | Very Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 1653 | Himawari DCS | Data Collection System for Himawari | JMA | Operational | Data collection | Data collection system | K-Band | Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 1887 | HiRAIS | High-Resolution Advanced Imaging System | MBRSC (UAE SA) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Biomass, FAPAR, fraction of vegetated land, land cover, LAI, NDVI, vegetation type. | Spectral Resolutions: Pan: 550-900nm, MS1: 450-520nm (blue), MS2: 520-590nm (green), MS3: 630-690nm (red), MS4: 770-890nm (NIR). | 1m for panchromatic imagery and 4m in four multispectral bands. | 1.0 | 12km | Constrained Access | GEOTIFF | |||
| 670 | HIRAS | Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder | NRSCC (CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | NIR, TIR, MW | |||||||||
| 887 | HiRI | High-Resolution Imager | CNES | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Cartography, land use, risk, agriculture and forestry, civil planning and mapping, digital terrain models, defence. | 4 bands + PAN: Near IR (0.77 - 0.91 µm), Red (0.61 - 0.71 µm), Green (0.50 - 0.60 µm), Blue (0.44 - 0.54 µm), Pan (0.47 - 0.84 µm) | VIS, NIR | 0.70 m | 0.7 | 20 km swath at nadir. Agile platform giving ±50 deg off-track | Open Access | |||
| 564 | HIRS/4 | High Resolution Infra-red Sounder/4 | EUMETSAT, NOAA | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Narrow-band channel IR radiometer | Atmospheric temperature profiles and data on cloud parameters, humidity soundings, water vapour, total ozone content, and surface temperatures. Same as HIRS/3, with 10 km IFOV. | VIS - TIR: 0.69 - 14.95 µm (20 channels) | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 20.3 km | 2240 km | Open Access | Native | |||
| 1757 | HRC | High Resolution Camera | ESA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | The objective is to demonstrate a high-resolution imager, primarily intended for technology, educational and general public information purposes. | Gray scale images | VIS, NIR | Ground resolution of 8 m (from an altitude of 600 km) | 8.0 | Images of size 4 km x 4 km | ||||
| 1603 | HRMX | High Resolution Multi Spectral | ISRO | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | For crops and vegetation dynamics, natural resources census, disaster management and large scale mapping of themes. | 4 bands MX in VIS and NIR | VIS, NIR | 2 m | 2.0 | 10 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1609 | HRMX-TIR | High resoultion Mx TIR | ISRO | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Continuous monitoring of the earth and natural resources applications in hyperspectral thermal bands | MX (3 Bands TIR) | TIR | 1.5 km | 1500.0 | Constrained Access | ||||
| 1606 | HRMX-VNIR | High Resolution MX-VNIR | ISRO | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Continuous monitoring of the earth and natural resources applications in Visible and VNIR bands | MX (4 Bands VNIR) | VIS, NIR | 50 m | 50.0 | Constrained Access | ||||
| 1696 | HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR | HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR | DLR | Proposed | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | High resolution images for monitoring of land surface and coastal processes and for agricultural, geological and hydrological applications. | 9.65 GHz, up to 1200 MHz bandwidth, fully polarimetric | X-Band | Spotlight: 0.25 x 0.25 m, Stripmap: 1 x 1 m ScanSAR: 4 x 2 m | 0.25 | Spotlight: 10 km, Stripmap: 50 km, ScanSAR: up to 500 km | Open Access | |||
| 964 | HSI | Hyperspectral Imager | DLR | Approved | Hyperspectral imagers and imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/ir) | High resolution optical imager | Detailed monitoring and characterization of rock and soil targets, vegetation, inland and coastal waters on a global scale. | 420 - 2450 nm | VIS, NIR, SWIR | GSD 30 m | 30.0 | 30 km | Radiometric: <5% | Open Access | ||
| 824 | HSI (HJ-1A) | Hyper Spectrum Imager | CAST | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Hyperspectral measurements for environment and disaster management operations. | 0.45 - 0.95 µm (128 bands) | VIS, NIR | 100 m | 100.0 | 50 km | Constrained Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 705 | HYC | HYperspectral Camera | ASI | Operational | Hyperspectral imagers and imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/ir) | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | Hyperspectral data for complex land ecosystem studies. | VNIR: 400 - 1010 nm, SWIR: 920 - 2500 nm | VIS, NIR, SWIR | 30 m | 30.0 | 30 km | Spectral resolution 10 nm | Constrained Access | HDF | |
| 1890 | HyperScout | Hyperspectral VNIR imager | ESA (NSO) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Demonstration of hyperspectral operations on a Cubesat. Demonstration of early warning capability leveraging heavy onboard processing for flooding, change detection, crop water factor, vegetation monitoring. Hyperspectral VNIR. | VNIR 400 - 1000 nm, 45 bands, 16 nm bandwidth | VIS | Swath = 200 km, GSD = 70 m | 70.0 | 200 km | 5-10% | Constrained Access | HDF5 | ||
| 1891 | HyperScout-2 | Hyperspectral VNIR and multispectral TIR imager | ESA (NSO) | Approved | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Demonstration of hyperspectral and thermal imaging on a 6U Cubesat. Demonstration of Artificial Intelligence accelerator. Cloud screening in-orbit will be the first AI application. Other applications are: high resolution by data fusion between hyperspectral and thermal; evapotranspiration and agriculture applications; thermal inertia and soil moisture; Urban Heat Island; assisting search and rescue for pyroclastic flow/surge deposits; oil spills; fire monitoring, underground fires; and, water quality. | VNIR 400 - 1000 nm, 45 bands, 16 nm bandwidth TIR 8 - 14 um, 4 bands, 1.1 um and 6 um bandwidth | TIR | Swath = 310 km, GSD VNIR = 75 m, GSD TIR = 390 m | 75.0 | 310 | 5-10% | Constrained Access | HDF5 | ||
| 1607 | HYSI-SWIR | Hyperspectral SWIR | ISRO | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | Continuous monitoring of the earth and natural resources applications in hyperspectral SWIR bands | 60 Bands VNIR | SWIR | 320 m | 320.0 | Constrained Access | ||||
| 1608 | HYSI-VNIR | Hyperspectral VNIR | ISRO | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | Continuous monitoring of the earth and natural resources applications in hyperspectral VNIR bands | 150 Bands SWIR | NIR | 192 m | 192.0 | Constrained Access | ||||
| 305 | IASI | Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer | EUMETSAT (CNES) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders and atmospheric chemistry | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | Measures tropospheric moisture and temperature, column integrated contents of ozone, carbon monoxide, methane, nitrous oxide and other minor gases which affect tropospheric chemistry. Also measures sea surface and land temperature. | MWIR - TIR: 645 to 2760 cm-1 or 3.62 - 15.5 µm (8461 spectral samples) | MWIR, TIR | Vertical: 1 - 30 km, Horizontal: 25 km | 2052 km | Temperature: 0.5 - 2 K, specific humidity: 0.1 - 0.3 g/kg, ozone, trace gas profile: 10% | Open Access | Native and BUFR | ||
| 1626 | IASI-NG | Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer - New Generation | EUMETSAT (UKSA, CNES) | Being developed | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | Measures profiles of atmospheric temperature, humidity, ozone, carbon monoxide, columns of methane, nitrous oxide, and other minor gases, and sea, ice, and land surface temperature and emissivity. | MWIR - TIR: 645 to 2760 cm-1 or 3.62 - 15.5 µm (16921 spectral samples) | MWIR, TIR | Vertical: 1 - 30 km, Horizontal: 25 km | 2052 km | TBC | Open Access | NetCDF and BUFR | ||
| 1662 | ICI | Ice Cloud Imager | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | Measures cloud ice content, snowfall detection, precipitation content, snowfall rate near surface and water vapour profiles | 11 channels from 183 to 664 GHz | FIR, MW | Footprint size 15 km (Threshhold) | 1700km | NetCDF-4 | ||||
| 696 | IIR | Imaging Infrared Radiometer | CNES | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Radiometer optimised for combined IIR/lidar retrievals of cirrus particle size. | TIR: 8.7 µm, 10.5 µm, and 12.0 µm (0.8 µm resolution) | TIR | 1 km | 1000.0 | 64 km | 1 K | HDF | ||
| 778 | IKFS-2 | IR-Fourier spectrometer | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer | Atmospheric temperature/humidity profiles, data on cloud parameters, water vapour & ozone column amounts, surface temperature. | 5 - 15 µm, more then 5000 spectral channels | TIR | 35000-100000 m | 35000.0 | 1000 km; 1500 km; 2000 km; 2500 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1566 | IKFS-3 | Advanced Fourier spectrometer | ROSHYDROMET | Proposed | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer | Atmospheric temperature/humidity profiles, data on cloud parameters, water vapour & ozone column amounts, surface temperature. | 3,7 - 15,5 µm, more then 8000 spectral channels | MWIR, TIR | 35 -100 km | 35.0 | 1000/2000 km | 0.5 K | Constrained Access | ||
| 331 | Imager | Imager | NOAA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measures cloud cover, atmospheric radiance, winds, atmospheric stability, rainfall estimates. Used to provide severe storm warnings/ monitoring day and night (type, amount, storm features). | GOES 8 - 11: VIS: 1 channel (8 detectors), IR: 4 channels: 3.9 µm, 6.7 µm, 10.7 µm and 12 µm, GOES 12 - Q: VIS: 1 channel (8 detectors), IR: 4 channels: 3.9 µm, 6.7 µm, 10.7 µm and 13.3 µm | VIS, NIR | 10 km | 10000.0 | Full Earth disk | Open Access | NetCDF, RAW, GIF, JPEG, etc. | ||
| 788 | Imager (INSAT 3D) | Very High Resolution Radiometer | ISRO | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Cloud cover, severe storm warnings/monitoring day and night (type, amount, storm features), atmospheric radiance winds, atmospheric stability rainfall. | VIS: 0.55 - 0.75 µm; SWIR: 1.55 - 1.7 µm; MWIR: 3.80 - 4.00 µm, 6.50 - 7.00 µm; TIR: 10.2 - 11.3 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 µm | VIS, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 1 x 1 km (VIS and SWIR), 4 x 4 km (MWIR, TIR), 8 x 8 km (in 6.50 - 7.00 µm) | 1000.0 | Full Earth disc and space around, Normal Frame (50 deg. N to 40 deg. S and full E-W coverage), Program Frame (Programmable, E-W Full coverage) | Open Access | |||
| 1590 | IPDA LIDAR | Integrated Path Differential Absorption Light Detection and Ranging Instrument | DLR (CNES) | Being developed | Atmospheric chemistry | Atmospheric lidar | 'Active' optical remote sensing instrument for atmospheric parameters or trace gases. Global information on atmospheric Methane concentration (Methane column density measurements). | Two laser wavelengths, mean wavelength 1645 µm | SWIR | 50 km x 0.1 km | 0.1 km | <2% | Open Access | |||
| 825 | IR (HJ-1B) | Infrared Camera | CAST | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Infrared measurements for environment and natural disaster monitoring. | 0.75 - 1.10 µm, 1.55 - 1.75 µm, 3.50 - 3.90 µm, 10.5 - 12.5 µm | NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 300 m (10.5 - 12.5 μm), 150 m (the other bands) | 150.0 | 720 km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 666 | IRAS | InfraRed Atmospheric Sounder | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Narrow-band channel IR radiometer | Atmospheric sounding for weather forecasting. | VIS - TIR: 0.65 - 14.95 µm (26 channels) | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 14 km | 952 km | 17 km | Open Access | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 | ||
| 1708 | IRM | Imaging and Rapid-scanning ion Mass spectrometer | CSA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Measures the composition and 3-dimensional velocity distributions of ions. | Open Access | ||||||||
| 866 | IRS | Infrared scanner | CAST (INPE) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use. | 0.5 - 0.9 µm; 1.55 - 1.75 µm, 2.08 - 2.35 µm; 10.4 - 12.5 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, TIR | PAN, SWIR: 40 m, TIR: 80 m | 40.0 | 120 km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 950 | IRS | Infra-Red Sounder | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Being developed | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | Measurements of vertically resolved clear sky atmospheric motion vectors, temperature and water vapour profiles. | LWIR: 700 - 1210 cm^-1, MWIR: 1600 - 2175 cm^-1 | MWIR, TIR | Horizontal: 4 km at SSP, Vertical: 1 km | 4000.0 | 640 x 640 km dwells, step and stare, moving alternatley E-W and W-E moving up S-N one dwell step at the end of each row of dwells. Each disc is divided in 4 areas of Local Area Coverage (LAC). | clear sky AMVs: 2 m/s, temperature profile: 1 K, water vapour profile: 5% | Open Access | NetCDF, BUFR | |
| 1745 | IVM | Ion Velocity Meter | NOAA (UCAR) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Measures the in-situ plasma density, ion temperature and composition, and drift velocity. Used for modeling the ionosphere to determine electric fields that could impact other systems (e.g. GPS radio signals). | Open Access | NetCDF | |||||||
| 1541 | Ka-band Radar INterferometer (KaRIN) | Ka-band Radar INterferometer (KaRIN) | NASA (CNES) | Proposed | Radar altimeters | Radar altimeter | Swath mapping radar altimeter that provides measurements for surface water. | MW, Ka-Band | Vertical resolution is 2 cm | Open Access | ||||||
| 1888 | KHCS | KhalifaSat Camera System | MBRSC (UAE SA) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Biomass, FAPAR, fraction of vegetated land, land cover, LAI, NDVI, vegetation type. | 0.75m for panchromatic imagery and 3m in four multispectral bands. | 0.75 | 12km | Constrained Access | GEOTIFF | ||||
| 1884 | K-line Imager | SANSA | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | ZACube-2 is fitted with a K-line fire detection imager as its hosted payload. The Imager consists of a combination of two NIR cameras to allow for potential fires to be detected. | Near Infrared (NIR) | NIR | 56 m | 71 km | Constrained Access | BMP, JPEG | ||||
| 801 | KMSS | Multispectral Imager (VIS) system | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Multispectral images of land & sea surfaces and ice cover. | 0.53 - 0.57 µm; 0.63-0.68 µm; 0.76-0.90 µm | VIS, NIR | 60 m - 120 m | 60.0 | 900 km | Open Access | |||
| 29 | Laser Reflectors | Laser Reflectors | CNES | Operational | Precision orbit | Laser retroreflector | Measures distance between the satellite and the laser tracking stations. | UV | Open Access | |||||||
| 767 | Laser Reflectors (ESA) | Laser Reflectors | ESA | Operational | Precision orbit | Laser retroreflector | Measures distance between the satellite and the laser tracking stations. | |||||||||
| 1554 | L-band Radiometer (SMAP) | L-band Radiometer (SMAP) | NASA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | High-accuracy measurements of brightness temperatures for global estimates of surface soil moisture for climate modeling and weather prediction | L-band (1.4 GHz) | L-Band | 40km spatial resolution; 3 days temporal resolution | 40-deg constant incidence angle across the 1000 km swath | 1.3K accuracy brightness temperature | Open Access | HDF-5 | ||
| 1777 | L-Band SAR | L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar | DLR (HRC) | Proposed | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | Global observation of dynamic processes in the bio-, cryo-, geo- and hydrosphere. | L-Band 23.6 cm | MW, L-Band | |||||||
| 1526 | L-band SAR (NISAR) | L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (NISAR) | NASA (ISRO) | Approved | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | 3-year mission to study solid earth deformation (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides), changes in ice (glaciers, sea ice) and changes in vegetation biomass | Microwave: 1.25 GHz | MW, L-Band | 10m resolution | 10.0 | 240 km (12-day repeat and global coverage) | TBD | Open Access | HDF-5, GeoTIFF | |
| 772 | LCCRA | Laser Corner Cube Reflector Assembly | ASI | Operational | Precision orbit | Laser retroreflector | Accuracy measurements on Lense-Thirring effect and baseline tracking data for General Relativity study and precision geodesy. Also for calibration of radar altimeter bias. | VIS: 400 - 750 nm | VIS | 2 cm overhead ranging | Open Access | - | ||||
| 890 | LI | Lightning Imager | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Being developed | Lightning sensors | Lightning imager | Real time lightning detection (cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground strokes, with no discrimination between the two), lightning location. | NIR neutral oxygen lightning emission features at 777.4 nm | NIR | < 10 km at 45°N | Fixed view of 80% of visible earth disc, all EUMETSAT member states | Detection Efficiency: 90% at 45N, SSP longitude, 70% on average over the area of coverage (for lightning signals 6.7 mWm-2sr-1 during the night, 16.7 mWm-2sr-1 during the day), Radiance accuracy: 10% for radiances higher than 70 mWm-2sr-1, 7 mWm-2sr-1 for | Open Access | NetCDF | ||
| 1877 | LIS | Lightning Imaging Sensor | NASA | Operational | Lightning sensors | Lightning imager | Global distribution and variability of total lightning. Data can be related to rainfall to study hydrological cycle. | NIR: 0.7774 µm | NIR | 4 km | FOV: 80 x 80 deg | 90% day and night detection probability | Open Access | HDF | ||
| 934 | LISS-III (Resourcesat) | Linear Imaging Self Scanner - III (Resourcesat) | ISRO | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Data used for vegetation type assessment, resource assessment, crop stress detection, crop production forecasting, forestry, land use and land cover change. | VIS: Band 2: 0.52 - 0.59 µm, Band 3: 0.62 - 0.68 µm, NIR: Band 4: 0.77 - 0.86 µm, SWIR: Band 5: 1.55 - 1.75 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR | 23.5 m | 23.5 | 141 km | Open Access | |||
| 461 | LISS-IV | Linear Imaging Self Scanner - IV | ISRO | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Vegetation monitoring, improved crop discrimination, crop yield, disaster monitoring and rapid assessment of natural resources. | VIS: 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.62 - 0.68 µm, NIR: 0.77 - 0.86 µm | VIS, NIR | 5.8 m | 5.8 | 70 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1773 | LISS-V | Linear Imaging Self Scanner-V | ISRO | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Vegetation monitoring, improved crop discrimination, crop yield, disaster monitoring and rapid assessment of natural resources. | VIS: Band 2: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, Band 2: 0.52 - 0.59 µm, Band 3: 0.62 - 0.68 µm, NIR: Band 4: 0.77 - 0.86 µm | VIS | 2.5 | Constrained Access | |||||
| 1806 | Liulin-AR | 256 channels Spectrometer | CONAE | Approved | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Deposited energy from primary and secondary particles - Radiation environment | |||||||||
| 891 | LMI | Lightning Mapping Imager | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Lightning sensors | Lightning imager | Lightning mapping for locating thunder storms in flooding season, CCD camera operating 0.77 µm to count flashes and intensity. | 0.774 µm | NIR | 10 km | Full Earth disk | 8 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1678 | LOTUSat SAR | LOTUSat SAR | VAST | Being developed | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | The LOTUSat 1 SAR instrument is designed for land cover measurements and applications. | X-band SAR. | X-Band | Spotlight/1m/10km, Stripmap/2m/12km, ScanSAR/16m/50km | 1.0 | |||||
| 106 | LRA | Laser Retroreflector Array | NASA (ASI) | Operational | Precision orbit | Laser retroreflector | Baseline tracking data for precision orbit determination and/or geodesy. Also for calibration of radar altimeter bias. Several types used on various missions. (ASI involved in LAGEOS 2 development). | 2 cm overhead ranging | Open Access | NetCDF | ||||||
| 1510 | LRA (LAGEOS) | Laser Retroreflector Array | ASI | Operational | Precision orbit | Laser retroreflector | Baseline tracking data for precision geodesy. Also for calibration of radar altimeter bias. Several types used on various missions. | VIS: 400 - 750 nm | VIS | 2 cm overhead ranging | Open Access | - | ||||
| 1721 | LRA (Sentinel-6) | Laser Retroreflector Array (Sentinel-6) | NASA (NOAA, ESA, EUMETSAT) | Being developed | Precision orbit | Laser retroreflector | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | ||||||||
| 1667 | LRI | Laser Ranging Instrument | NASA (GFZ) | Operational | Gravity instruments | Satellite-to-satellite ranging system | Inter-satellite ranging measurement to picometer level to be used to estimates for global models of the mean and time variable Earth gravity field. | Wavelength - 1.064 x 10-6 m | NIR | TBD - Tech demo | TBD - Tech demo | GeoTIFF, ASCII and netCDF | ||||
| 1501 | LRIT | Low-Rate Information Transmission | NOAA | Operational | Communications | Follow-on from the Weather Facsimile (WEFAX) Processing System. | Open Access | McIDAS | ||||||||
| 1713 | MAC | Multi-Angle Multispectral Camera | CONAE, AEB | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Ocean Colour - Multi-angle viewing for atmospheric correction purposes for both, open ocean and coastal | VIS-NIR 4 bands: 490 - 555 - 710 - 865 nm | VIS, NIR | 400m | 400.0 | 1400 km | ||||
| 865 | MADRAS | Microwave Analysis and Detection of Rain and Atmospheric Structures | ISRO (CNES) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | To estimate rainfall, atmospheric water parameters and ocean surface winds in the equatorial belt. | 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 36.5 GHz, 89 GHz, 157 GHz | MW | 40 km | 1700 km | Constrained Access | ||||
| 702 | MAESTRO | Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation | CSA | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | Limb-scanning SW spectrometer | Chemical processes involved in the depletion of the ozone layer, and now including a high quality water vapour data product. | UV - NIR: 0.285 - 1.03 µm (1 - 2 nm spectral resolution) | UV, VIS, NIR | Approx 1 - 2 km vertical | Open Access | ASCII, HDF, NetCDF | ||||
| 1893 | MAG | Magnetometer | NOAA (NASA) | Proposed | Magnetic field | Magnetometer | ||||||||||
| 878 | Magnetometer (NOAA) | Magnetometer | NOAA | Operational | Magnetic field | Magnetometer | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | ||||||||
| 1768 | MAIA | Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols | NASA | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer | A pair of pushbroom spectropolarimetric cameras on a 2-axis gimbal for multiangle viewing, frequent revisits over targets, and inflight calibration. Major metropolitan areas are sampled with sub-km spatial resolution to study impacts of different types of particulate matter on human health. | 367, 386, 445*, 543, 645*, 751, 763, 862*, 945, 1620*, 1888, and 2185 nm (*polarimetric) | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | 230 - 460 m (assuming 700 km orbit altitude) | 230.0 | 600 km (assuming 700 km orbit altitude) | 4% (radiometric), 0.005 degree of linear polarization | Open Access | HDF | |
| 1807 | MATHS | Millimeter wave Atmosphere Temperature and Humidity Sounder | ISRO | Proposed | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Non-scanning MW radiometer | Integrated water vapour, cloud liquid water and precipitation for temperature sounding | TSU: 17 Channel (23.8 and 31.5 GHz, 15 channels are in 50-60 GHz band) HSU: 6 Channel (5 channels in 167-195 GHz band and an 89 GHz channel) | Ka-Band, K-Band | TSU: 30 km HSU: 20 km | 1550 km | |||||
| 893 | MERSI | Medium Resolution Spectral Imager | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measurement of vegetation indexes and ocean colour. | 25 channels from 0.47 - 12.0 µm | VIS, NIR | 250 m for broadband channels, 1 km for narrowband channels | 250.0 | 2800 km | 0.25 - 1.0 km | Open Access | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 | |
| 1620 | MERSI-2 | Improved Medium Resolution Spectral Imager | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measurement of vegetation indexes and ocean colour. | Open Access | ||||||||
| 1759 | MERSI-S | Improved Medium Resolution Spectral Imager - Simplified | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measurement of vegetation indexes and ocean colour. | MERSI-S is a simplified sensor, derived from MERSI but with fewer channels. | Open Access | |||||||
| 965 | METimage | Multi Spectral Imager | EUMETSAT (DLR) | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Operational multi spectral imager for meteorological EPS-SG VIS/IR Imaging Mission (VII): imagery data for global and regional NWP, NWC, and climate monitoring | 20 channels from VIS to TIR (0.44 to 13.5 µm) | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | Sampling distance 500 m at SSP | 500.0 | 2560 km (+/-53°) | Open Access | NetCDF | ||
| 1709 | MGF | MaGnetic Field instrument | CSA | Operational | Magnetic field | Magnetometer | The MGF consists of dual, tri-axial fluxgate magnetometers mounted on an 80-cm carbon fibre boom for measurements of magnetic field perturbations to a precision of 0.0625 nanotesla, from which to infer small-scale field-aligned currents. The MGF is turned on an average of 20% of the time, following a schedule devised by the science team. | 0.0625 nanotesla | Open Access | |||||||
| 304 | MHS | Microwave Humidity Sounder | EUMETSAT | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Atmospheric humidity profiles, cloud cover, cloud liquid, water content, ice boundaries and precipitation data. MHS on NOAA-18 is considered failed following an anomaly on 21 October 2018. | Microwave: 89 GHz, 166 GHz and 3 channels near 183 GHz | MW | Vertical: 3 - 7 km, Horizontal: 30 - 50 km | 1650 km | Cloud water profile: 10 g/m2, specific humidity profile: 10 - 20% | Open Access | BUFR | ||
| 894 | MI | Meteorological Imager | KMA (Harris, KARI) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Continuous monitoring capability for the near real-time generation of high-resolution meteorological products and long-term change analysis of sea surface temperature and cloud coverage. | 1: VIS, 0.55 - 0.80 µm; 2: SWIR: 3.50 - 4.00 µm; 3: WV (Waver Vapour): 6.50 - 7.00 µm; 4: TIR1 (Thermal Infrared 1): 10.3 - 11.3 µm, 5: TIR2 (Thermal Infrared 2): 11.5 - 12.5 µm | VIS, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | VIS: 1 km, IR: 4 km | 1000.0 | Full Earth disk | Open Access | HDF, LRIT, HRIT | ||
| 1799 | Microcarb | Microcarb | CNES (UKSA) | Being developed | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Measurement of CO2 concentration using CO2 absorption bands at 1607nm and 2046nm | B1 (O2): 763.5 nm BW : 10.5nm; B2 ( CO2): 1608 nm BW : 22.2nm; B3 ( CO2): 2037 nm BW: 28.1 nm; B4(O2): 1273.4 nm BW: 17.6 nm | SWIR | 3 FOV size 4,5 km (ACT) x 8.9 km (ALT) simultaneously acquired | 4500.0 | 13km with 3 contigous pixels of 4.5x8.9km, up to > 25km in Glint mode | CO2 concentrations: bias < 0,1 ppm (objective), < 0.2 ppm (threshold) , random< 0.5 ppm (objective), 1.5 ppm (threshold) (values extracted from the mission specification) | Open Access | NetCDF (L2, L3, L4), HDF (L1) | |
| 1820 | MicroDragon SMI & TPI | MicroDragon SMI & TPI | VAST | Operational | Ocean colour instruments | High resolution optical imager | Designed to observe ocean color for assessing coastal water quality and locate living resources | Multispectral | VIS | 90m | 60 x 45 km | No Access | ||||
| 689 | MIRAS (SMOS) | Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS) | ESA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) and multiple direction/polarisation radiometers | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | Objective is to demonstrate observations of sea surface salinity and soil moisture in support of climate, meteorology, hydrology, and oceanography applications. | L-Band 1.41 GHz | MW, L-Band | 33 - 50 km depending on the position in the swath - resampled to 15 km grid | Hexagon shape, nominal width 1050 km allowing a 3 day revisit time at the equator | 2.6 K absolute accuracy, RMS 1.6-4 K depending on the scene and the position within the swath | Open Access | |||
| 1741 | MIRIS | Multi-purpose IR Imaging System | SI (KASI) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Mapping of the Galactic plane and measurement of large angular fluctuations of cosmic near infrared background radiation. Not an EO payload. | 0.9 - 2.0µm, 3 - 5µm | Open Access | GEOTIF | ||||||
| 396 | MISR | Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer | NASA | Operational | Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers | Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer | Measurements of global surface albedo, aerosol and vegetation properties. Also provides multi-angle bidirectional data (1% angle-to-angle accuracy) for cloud cover and reflectances at the surface and aerosol opacities. Global and local modes. | VIS: 0.44 µm, 0.56 µm, 0.67 µm, NIR: 0.86 µm | UV, VIS, NIR | 275 m, 550 m or 1.1 km, Summation modes available on selected cameras/bands: 1 x 1, 2 x 2, 4 x 4, 1 x 4. 1 pixel = 275 x 275 m | 275.0 | 380 km common overlap of all 9 cameras | 0.03% hemispherical albedo, 10% aerosol opacity, 1-2% angle to angle accuracy in bidirectional reflectance | Open Access | HDF-EOS | |
| 126 | MLS (EOS-Aura) | Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS-Aura) | NASA | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Limb-scanning MW spectrometer | Measures lower stratospheric temperature and concentration of H2O, O3, ClO, HCl, OH, HNO3, N2O and SO2. | Microwave: 118 GHz, 190 GHz, 240 GHz, 640 GHz and 2.5 THz | MW | 3 x 300 km horizontal x 1.2 km vertical | Limb scan 2.5 - 62.5 km Limb to limb | Temperature: 4 K, Ozone: 50% | Open Access | HDF-EOS | ||
| 1700 | m-NLP | multi-Needle Langmuir Probe | NOSA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | m-NLP measures the plasma around the Earth at a higher resolution than other Langmuir probe instruments that have been flown in space. | |||||||||
| 395 | MODIS | MODerate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer | NASA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) and ocean colour instruments | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Data on biological and physical processes on the surface of the Earth and in the lower atmosphere, and on global dynamics. Surface temperatures of land and ocean, chlorophyll fluorescence, land cover measurements, cloud cover (day and night). | VIS - TIR: 36 bands in range 0.4 - 14.4 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | Cloud cover: 250 m (day) and 1000 m (night), Surface temperature: 1000 m | 250.0 | 2330 km | Long wave radiance: 100 nW/m2, Short wave radiance: 5%, Surface temperature of land: <1 K, Surface temperature of ocean: <0.2 K, Snow and ice cover: 10% | Open Access | HDF-EOS | |
| 119 | MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere | CSA (NASA) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Measurements of CO in the troposphere, running 24/7, 365d of the year. | SWIR-MWIR: 2.3 µm, 2.4 µm and 4.7 µm | NIR, MWIR | CO profile: 4 km vertical, 22 x 22 km horizontal, CO, CH4 column: 22 x 22 km horizontal | 616 km | Carbon monoxide (4 km layers): 10% | Open Access | HDF4 | ||
| 858 | MS (GISTDA) | Multi spectral imager | GISTDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | THEOS MS consists of 4 spectral bands (R,G,B, NIR) with resolution 15 m and swath width at 90 km. The applications which are suitable for this instrument such as cartography, land use, land cover change management, agricultural and natural resources management, etc. | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.53 - 0.60 µm, 0.62 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.90 µm | VIS, NIR | 15 m | 15.0 | 90 km | GSD for MS = 15 m +/- 10% MTF for MS > 0.12 in each band | Constrained Access | DIMAP | |
| 1852 | MS THEOS-2 (GISTDA) | Multi spectral imager THEOS-2 | GISTDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | THEOS MS consists of 4 spectral bands (R,G,B, NIR) with resolution 15 m and swath width at 90 km. The applications which are suitable for this instrument such as cartography, land use, land cover change management, agricultural and natural resources management, etc. | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.53 - 0.60 µm, 0.62 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.90 µm | VIS, NIR | 15 m | 15.0 | 90 km | GSD for MS = 15 m +/- 10% MTF for MS > 0.12 in each band | Constrained Access | DIMAP | |
| 735 | MSC | Multi-Spectral Camera | KARI (E-LOP) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution imager for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring. | Panchromatic VIS: 0.50 - 0.90 µm, VIS: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.60 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm | VIS, NIR | Pan: 1 m; VIS-NIR: 4 m | 1.0 | 15 km | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIF | ||
| 296 | MSG Comms | Communications package for MSG | EUMETSAT | Operational | Communications | Communications system | Communication package onboard MSG series satellites. | MW | Open Access | |||||||
| 831 | MSI | Multi Spectral Imager | DLR | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution images with short observing cycle for commercial and scientific applications. | 4 VIS + 1 NIR band: 440 - 510 nm, 520 - 590 nm, 630 - 690 nm, 690 - 730 nm, 760 - 880 nm | VIS, NIR | 6.5 m | 6.5 | 78 km | 2 - 3% | Open Access | ||
| 1748 | MSI (BJ-2) | Multispectral Imager | NRSCC (21AT) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | SSTL-300 S1 Imager also known as VHRI 100 (Very High Resolution Imager 100). | 600-670 nm (red) 510-590 nm (green) 440-510 nm (blue) 760-910 nm (NIR) | VIS, NIR | 4 metre ground sampling distance | 4.0 | 23.4 km | ||||
| 938 | MSI (EarthCARE) | Multi-Spectral Imager (EarthCARE) | ESA | Approved | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Observation of cloud properties and aerosol (aerosols to be confirmed). | VIS - NIR: Band1: VIS, 670 nm, Band2: NIR, 865 nm, Band3: SWIR-1, 1.67 µm, Band4: SWIR-2, 2.21 µm, Thermal Infrared: Band5: 8.8 µm, Band6: 10.8µm, Band7: 12.0 µm | VIS, SWIR, TIR | 500 x 500 m | 500.0 | 150 km swatch with, asymmetrically; 35 km to 115 km versus nadir point | Open Access | HDF5 | ||
| 940 | MSI (Sentinel-2) | Multi-Spectral Instrument (Sentinel-2) | ESA (COM) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Optical high spatial resolution imagery over land and coastal areas for GMES operational services. | 13 bands in the VNIR-SWIR | VIS, SWIR | 10 m for 4 bands in VNIR, 60 m for 3 dedicated atmospheric correction bands, 20 m for remaining bands | 10.0 | 290 km | Absolute radiometric accuracy for Level 1C data: 3 - 5% | Open Access | ||
| 835 | MSS | Multispectral imaging system | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Multispectral images of land & sea surfaces and ice cover. | 0.46 - 0.51 µm; 0.51 - 0.6 µm; 0.63 - 0.69 µm; 0.75 - 0.84 µm | VIS, NIR | 12 m | 12.0 | 20 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 784 | MSU-GS | Multispectral scanning imager-radiometer | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measurements of cloud cover, cloud top height, precipitation, cloud motion, albedo, vegetation, convection, air mass analysis, tropopause monitoring, stability monitoring, total ozone and surface temperature, fire detection. | 0.5 - 0.65 µm; 0.65 - 0.8 µm; 0.8-0.9 µm; 3.5 - 4.1 µm; 5.7 - 7.0 µm; 7.5-8.5 µm; 8.5-9.2 µm; 9.2-10.2 µm; 10.2 - 11.2 µm, 11.2 - 12.5 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 1000 m; 4000 m | 1000.0 | Full Earth disk | Open Access | |||
| 1691 | MSU-GS/VE | Multispectral scanning imager-radiometer | ROSKOSMOS | Approved | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Operational metrology, hydrology, climate monitoring and environmental monitoring | 0.5 - 0.65 µm; 0.65 - 0.8 µm; 0.8-0.9 µm; 3.5 - 4.01 µm; 5.7 - 7.0 µm; 7.5-8.5 µm; 8.2-9.2 µm; 9.2-10.2 µm; 10.2 - 11.2 µm, 11.2 - 12.5 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 1000 m; 4001 m | 1000.0 | Full Earth disk | Open Access | |||
| 1692 | MSU-IK-SR | Multi-channel medium and far IR range radiometer | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Parameters of clouds, snow, ice and land cover, vegetation, surface temperature, fire detection. | 3.5-4.1 µm; 8.4-9.4 µm | MWIR, TIR | 200 m | 200.0 | 2000 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 779 | MSU-MR | Low-resolution multispectral scanning imager-radiometer | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Parameters of clouds, snow, ice and land cover, vegetation, surface temperature, fire detection. | 0.5 - 0.7 µm; 0.7 - 1.1 µm;1.6 - 1.8 µm; 3.5 - 4.1 µm; 10.5 - 11.5 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 1000 m | 1000.0 | 2900 km | Open Access | |||
| 673 | MTVZA-GY | Scanning microwave imager-sounder | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles, precipitation, sea-level wind speed, snow/ice coverage. | 18.7 - 183.3 GHz, 26 channels | MW | 10000 - 100000 m | 10000.0 | 1500 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1567 | MTVZA-GY-MP | Advanced Scanning microwave imager-sounder | ROSHYDROMET | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles, precipitation, sea-level wind speed, snow/ice coverage. | 10.6 - 183.3 GHz, 26 channels | MW | 12 - 75 km | 2600 km | 0.4 - 2.0 K depending on spectral band | Constrained Access | |||
| 818 | MUX (CBERS-4) | Multispectral CCD Camera | INPE (CAST) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Agriculture; Forestry; Geology; Natural disaster management; Cartography; Environment monitoring; Fire detection, localization and counting; Hydrology, coastal water mapping; Land use; Surveillance and law enforcement | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm | VIS, NIR | 20 m | 20.0 | 120 km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1731 | MUX (CBERS-4A) | Multispectral CCD Camera | INPE (CAST) | Approved | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Agriculture; Forestry; Geology; Natural disaster management; Cartography; Environment monitoring; Fire detection, localization and counting; Hydrology, coastal water mapping; Land use; Surveillance and law enforcement | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm | VIS, NIR | 16 m | 16.0 | 90 km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1726 | MUX (GF-1) | Multispectral CCD Camera | CRESDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use. | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm | VIS, NIR | 6 m | 6.0 | 70km | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1727 | MUX (GF-2) | Multispectral CCD Camera | CRESDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use. | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm | VIS, NIR | 6 m | 6.0 | 45km | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1658 | MUX (ZY-3-01) | Multispectral CCD Camera | CRESDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use. | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm | VIS, NIR | 6 m | 6.0 | 52 km | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1774 | MUX (ZY-3-02) | Multispectral CCD Camera | CRESDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use. | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm | VIS, NIR | 6 m | 6.0 | 50 km | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 671 | MVIRS | Moderate Resolution Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectroradiometer | NRSCC (CNSA, CAST) | Approved | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measures surface temperature and cloud and ice cover. Used for snow and flood monitoring and surface temperature. | VIS - TIR: 0.47 - 12.5 µm (20 channels) | VIS, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | |||||||
| 669 | MWHS-1 | Micro-Wave Humidity Sounder | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Meteorological applications. | Microwave: 19.35 - 89.0 GHz (8 channels) | MW | 15 km at media, 41 x 27 km at outer edge | 2700 km | 15 km | Open Access | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 | ||
| 1621 | MWHS-2 | Improved MicroWave Humidity Sounder | CAST (NSMC-CMA, CNSA) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Meteorological applications. | Open Access | ||||||||
| 1630 | MWI | Microwave Imager | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | Measure cloud liquid water, ice cloud content, precipitation, total column water vapour, snow parameters, sea ice parameters | Microwave: 18 channels between 18.7 GHz to 183 GHz | MW | Footprint size 10-50km | 1700km | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | |||
| 1668 | MWI | Microwave Instrument | NASA | Operational | Gravity instruments | Satellite-to-satellite ranging system | Includes BlackJack Global Positioning System (Turbo Rogue Space Receiver) and High Accuracy Inter-satellite Ranging System (aka K-band Ranging System) for Inter-satellite ranging system estimates for global models of the mean and time variable Earth gravity field. | Microwave: 24 GHz and 32 GHz | MW | 400 km horizontal, N/A vertical | 1 cm equivilant water | GeoTIFF, ASCII and netCDF | ||||
| 1775 | MWIR (GF-4) | Medium Wavelength Infrared Camera | CRESDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Infrared measurements for environmental and natural disaster monitoring. | 3.5 - 4.1 µm | MWIR | 400m | 400.0 | 400km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 672 | MWRI | Micro-Wave Radiation Imager | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | All weather observations of precipitation, cloud features, vegetation, soil moisture sea ice, etc. | 12 channels, 6 frequencies: 10.65 GHz, 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 36.5 GHz, 89 GHz, 150 GHz | MW | 7.5 x 12 km at 150 GHz to 51 x 85 km at 10.65 GHz | 1400 km | Constrained Access | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 | |||
| 1663 | MWS | Microwave Sounder | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Being developed | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | All-weather night-day temperature sounding | 25 channels from 23.8 to 229 GHz | MW | Footprint size 17 - 40 km | 1700km | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | |||
| 895 | MWTS-1 | Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Temperature sounding in nearly all weather conditions. | 50.3 GHz, 53.6 GHz, 54.94 GHz, 57.29 GHz | MW | 62 km | 750 - 1125 km | 50 - 75 km | Open Access | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 | ||
| 668 | MWTS-2 | Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder-2 | NRSCC (CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Atmospheric sounding measurements. | Microwave: 19.35 - 89.0 GHz (8 channels) | MW | 32 km at ssp. | 32000.0 | Cross-track: 30 steps of 32 km s.s.p., swath 2250 km | ||||
| 1611 | MX (Cartosat-3) | Multispectral VNIR | ISRO | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | High resolution land observation and cartography | VNIR Multispectral | NIR | 1 m | 1.0 | 16 km | Very Constrained Access | |||
| 1792 | MX (HRSAT) | Multispectral HR VNIR | ISRO | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | For crops and vegetation dynamics, natural resources census, disaster management and large scale mapping of themes. | 4 bands MX in VIS and NIR | VIS | 1.9 m | 3.84 | 15 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1819 | NanoDragon Color camera & AIS receiver | NanoDragon Color camera & AIS receiver | VAST | Being developed | Communications | Communications system | Designed for technology demontration of vessels' navigation monitoring (AIS) | RGB | VIS | 70m | 60.0 | 60 x 45 km | No Access | |||
| 916 | NigeriaSat 2 Remote Sensing (Med and High Res) | NigeriaSat 2 Remote Sensing (Med and High Res) | NASRDA | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution images for monitoring of land surface and coastal processes and for agricultural, geological and hydrological applications. | NIR: ~0.75 - ~1.3 µm, VIS: ~0.40 - ~0.75 µm | VIS, NIR | 2.5 PAN, 5 m multispectral (red blue green,NIR), 32 m multispectral (red, green, NIR) | 2.5 | 20 x 20 km , 300 x 300 km | 35 - 45 m | |||
| 1595 | NigeriaSat X Remote Sensing (Medium Resolution) | NigeriaSat X Remote Sensing (Medium Resolution) | NASRDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | High resolution images for monitoring of land surface and coastal processes and for agricultural, geological and hydrological applications. | NIR: ~0.75 - ~1.3 µm, VIS: ~0.40 - ~0.75 µm | VIS, NIR | 22 m multispectral (red, green and NIR) | 22.0 | 600 x 600 km | 150 - 300 m | |||
| 1638 | NIR-SWIR | Multi-spectral Optical Camera - Near & Short Wave Infrared | CONAE, AEB | Approved | Ocean colour instruments | High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer | Ocean Colour - Open ocean, coastal & in-land waters. Atmospheric corrections | Near & Short Wave Infrared, 6 bands: 750 - 765 - 865 -1044 - 1240 - 1640 nm | NIR, SWIR | 400m | 400.0 | 1495 km | ||||
| 647 | NISTAR | NIST Advanced Radiometer | NASA (NOAA) | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | Measure the energy emitted and reflected by the Earth. | 0.2 - 100 µm in 4 channels | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR, FIR | 0.1% accuracy; 0.03% precision | Open Access | HDF-5 | ||||
| 1710 | NMS | Neutral Mass Spectrometer | JAXA (CSA) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | The Neutral Mass and velocity Spectrometer (NMS) measures mass composition and velocity of neutral atmospheric species in the 1-40 amu mass and 0.1-2 km/s velocity range. | Open Access | ||||||||
| 561 | NOAA Comms | Communications package for NOAA | NOAA | Operational | Communications | MW | Open Access | Native, BUFR | ||||||||
| 1597 | OCI | Ocean Color Instrument | NASA | Being developed | Ocean colour instruments | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Ocean colour spectrometer for measuring ocean leaving light which contains information on biological components. | UV-NIR (350 - 800 nm); SWIR (940, 1240, 1378, 1615, 2130 and 2260 nm) | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | 1 km | 2500 km swath | Open Access | CCSDS packets | |||
| 464 | OCM (Oceansat-2) | Ocean Colour Monitor (Oceansat-2) | ISRO | Operational | Ocean colour instruments | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Ocean colour data, Estimation of phytoplankton concentration, identification of potential fishing zones, assessment of primary productivity. | VIS - NIR: 0.40 - 0.88 µm (8 channels) | VIS, NIR | 236 x 360m | 236.0 | 1400 km | Open Access | |||
| 935 | OCM (Oceansat-3) | Ocean Colour Monitor (Oceansat-3) | ISRO | Proposed | Ocean colour instruments | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Ocean colour data, Estimation of phytoplankton concentration, identification of potential fishing zones, assessment of primary productivity. | 13 channel | VIS, NIR | 360m | 1400 km | Open Access | ||||
| 1754 | OEK VR | Multispectral optoelectronic high resolution module | ROSKOSMOS | Approved | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Multispectral images of land surfaces and Oceans. | 1 panchromatic band (0.5 - 0.8 µm). 8 multispectral bands (0.40 - 0.45 µm, 0.45 - 0.51 µm, 0.51 - 0.58 µm, 0.58 - 0.62 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.70 - 0.74 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm, 0.86 - 1.05 µm). | VIS, NIR | panchromatic band - 0.4 m multispectral bands - 1.6 m | 0.4 | 19 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 896 | OLCI | Ocean and Land Colour Imager | ESA (COM) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) and ocean colour instruments | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Marine and land services. | 21 bands in VNIR/SWIR | VIS, NIR | 300 m | 300.0 | 1270 km, across-track tilt 12.2 deg to the West | 2% abs, 0.1% rel. | Open Access | ||
| 897 | OLI | Operational Land Imager | USGS (NASA) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Measures surface radiance, land cover state and change (eg vegetation type). Used as multi-purpose imagery for land applications. | VIS - SWIR: 9 bands: 0.43 - 2.3 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR | Pan: 15 m, VIS - SWIR: 30 m | 15.0 | 185 km | Absolute geodetic accuracy of 32 m; relative geodetic accuracy of 18 m (excluding terrain effects); geometric accuracy of 12 m or better | Open Access | GeoTIFF | |
| 1769 | OLI-2 | Operational Land Imager 2 | NASA (USGS) | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Measures surface radiance, land cover state and change (e.g., vegetation type). Used as multi-purpose imagery for land applications. | VIS - SWIR: 9 bands: 0.43 - 2.3 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR | Pan: 15 m, VIS - SWIR: 30 m | 15.0 | 185 km | Absolute geodetic accuracy of 32 m; relative geodetic accuracy of 18 m (excluding terrain effects); geometric accuracy of 12 m or better | Open Access | GeoTIFF | |
| 450 | OLS | Operational Linescan System | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Day and night cloud cover imagery. | VIS - NIR: 0.4 - 1.1 µm, TIR: 10.0 - 13.4 µm, and 0.47 - 0.95 µm | VIS, NIR, TIR | 0.56 km (fine), 5.4 km (stereo products) | 560.0 | 3000 km | No Access | Binary, NetCDF | ||
| 630 | OMI | Ozone Measuring Instrument | NSO (FMI, NASA) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Mapping of ozone columns, key air quality components (NO2, SO2, BrO, OClO and aerosols), measurements of cloud pressure and coverage, global distribution and trends in UV-B radiation. | UV: 270 - 314 nm and 306 - 380 nm, VIS: 350 - 500 nm | UV, VIS | 13 x 24 km or 36 x 48 km depending on the product. Also has zoom modes (13 x 13 km) for example for urban pollution detection | 2600 km | Open Access | HDF-EOS | |||
| 681 | OMPS | Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite | NOAA | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Measures total amount of ozone in the atmosphere and the ozone concentration variation with altitude. | Nadir Mapper: UV 0.3 - 0.38 µm, Nadir profiler: UV 0.25 - 0.31 µm, Limb soundings: UV - TIR 0.29 - 10 µm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | Mapper: 50 km, Profiler: 250 km, Limb: 1 km vertical | Mapper: 2800 km, Profiler: 250 km, Limb: 3 vertical slits along track +/- 250 km | Total Ozone 15 Dobson units. Profile Ozone 10% between 15 and 60 km; 20% between Tropopause and 15 km | Open Access | HDF5 | ||
| 1718 | OMPS-L | Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite Limb Profiler | NASA (NOAA) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | Limb-scanning SW spectrometer | Measures high resolution vertical distribution of ozone and aerosols. | 280 - 1020 nm | UV, VIS, NIR | 1 km vertical | 1200.0 | 3 vertical slits along track +/- 250 km | Relative accuracy: the larger of 10% or 20 ppb in ozone from tropopause to 60 km, 20% aerosol extinction from tropopause to 35 km. | Open Access | HDF-5 | |
| 1849 | Optical Sensors (Pan, Multi) | Wide-swath and high-resolution optical imager (Pan, Multi) | Proposed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Disaster monitoring, map generation, land monitoring, agricultural monitoring, natural resource exploration, forest monitoring. | Pan: 520-760 nm Multi: Band 1: 400-450 nm (Coastal) Band 2: 450-500 (Blue) Band 3: 520-600 (Green) Band 4: 610-690 (Red) Band 5: 690-740 (RedEdge) Band 6: 760-890 (NIR) | Pan: 0.8 m, Multi: 3.2 m at nadir | 70 km at nadir | GeoTIFF | ||||||
| 662 | OSIRIS | Optical Spectrograph and Infra-Red Imaging System | CSA (SNSA) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | Limb-scanning SW spectrometer | Detects aerosol layers and abundance of species such as O3, NO2, OClO, BrO and NO. Consists of spectrograph and IR imager. | Spectrograph: UV - NIR: 0.28 - 0.80 µm; IR Imager: NIR: 1.26 µm, 1.27 µm, 1.52 µm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | Spectrograph 1 km at limb, Imager 1 km in vertical | N/A, but measures in the altitude range 5 - 100 km | Depends on species. Ozone meets requirements for trend analysis | Open Access | HDF-EOS | ||
| 989 | Overhauser Magnetometer | OM | CNES | Operational | Magnetic field | Magnetometer | Measurements of the strength of the Earth's magnetic field. | Open Access | ||||||||
| 1589 | PALSAR-2 | Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar-2 | JAXA | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | Disaster Monitoring, Land monitoring, Agricultural Monitoring, Natural Resource Exploration, Global Forest Monitoring, Potential use and interferometry. | Microwave: L-Band 1270 MHz | MW, L-Band | Spotlight mode (1 to 3 m), stripmap mode (3 to 10 m). | 1.0 | Spotlight mode: 25km, Stripmap mode: 50-70 km, Scan SAR mode: 350 - 490 km, Polarimetry: 30-50 km | Surface Resolution: 1 to 3 m (Spotlight Mode), 3m (Ultra-Fine Mode), 6m (High sensitive Mode), 10m (Fine Mode),100 m (Scan Mode); Radiometric: ±1 dB | Open Access | CEOS SAR and GeoTiFF | |
| 1803 | PALSAR-3 | Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar-3 | JAXA | Being developed | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | L-Band | |||||||||
| 1747 | PAN (BJ-2) | Panchromatic Imager | NRSCC (21AT) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | SSTL-300 S1 Imager also known as VHRI 100 (Very High Resolution Imager 100). | 450-650 nm | VIS | 1 metre ground sampling distance | 1.0 | 23.4 km | ||||
| 436 | PAN (Cartosat-2) | Panchromatic Camera | ISRO | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution stereo images for large scale (better than 1:0000) mapping applications, urban applications, GIS ingest. | VIS: 0.5 - 0.75 µm | VIS | 1 m | 1.0 | 10 km | Very Constrained Access | |||
| 1586 | PAN (Cartosat-2A/2B) | Panchromatic Camera | ISRO | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution stereo images for large scale (better than 1:0000) mapping applications, urban applications, GIS ingest. | VIS: 0.5 - 0.75 µm | VIS | 1 m | 1.0 | 10 km | Very Constrained Access | |||
| 1647 | PAN (Cartosat-2E) | Panchromatic Camera | ISRO | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution stereo images for large scale (better than 1:0000) mapping applications, urban applications, GIS ingest. | VIS: 0.5 - 0.75 µm | VIS | 0.65 m | 0.65 | 10 km | Very Constrained Access | |||
| 917 | PAN (Cartosat-3) | Panchromatic sensor | ISRO | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution images for study of topography, urban areas, development of DTM, run-off models etc. Urban sprawl, forest cover/timber volume, land use change. | Panchromatic VIS: 0.5 - 0.75 µm | VIS | 0.25 m | 0.25 | 16 km | Very Constrained Access | |||
| 867 | PAN (CBERS-4) | Panchromatic and Multispectral Imager | CAST (INPE) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Agriculture; Forestry; Geology; Natural disaster management; Cartography; Environment monitoring; Fire detection, localization and counting; Hydrology, coastal water mapping; Land use; Surveillance and law enforcement | 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm, 0.51 - 0.85 µm | VIS, NIR | 5 m panchromatic and 10 m multispectral | 5.0 | 60 km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1728 | PAN (GF-1) | Panchromatic and multispectral imager | CRESDA | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use, urban studies. | 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm, 0.51 - 0.85 µm | VIS, NIR | 5 m panchromatic and 10 m multispectral | 5.0 | 70km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1729 | PAN (GF-2) | Panchromatic and multispectral imager | CRESDA | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use, urban studies. | 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm, 0.51 - 0.85 µm | VIS, NIR | 5 m panchromatic and 10 m multispectral | 5.0 | 45km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 857 | PAN (GISTDA) | Panchromatic imager | GISTDA | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | THEOS PAN is an optical instrument with resolution 2 m and swath width at 22 km. It can be used in several applications such as cartography, land use planning and management, national security, etc. | 0.45 - 0.90 µm | VIS | 2 m | 2.0 | 22 km | GSD for PAN = 2 m +/- 10% MTF for PAN > 0.10 | Constrained Access | DIMAP | |
| 1793 | PAN (HRSAT) | Panchromatic Camera | ISRO | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution stereo images for large scale mapping applications | VIS: 0.5 - 0.75 µm | VIS | 1 m | 20 km | Constrained Access | ||||
| 832 | PAN CAMERA | Panchromatic Camera | ASI | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Panchromatic data. | VIS: 400 - 700 nm | VIS | 5 m | 5.0 | 30 km | - | Constrained Access | HDF | |
| 1851 | PAN THEOS-2 (GISTDA) | Panchromatic imager THEOS-2 | GISTDA | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | THEOS PAN is an optical instrument with resolution 2 m and swath width at 22 km. It can be used in several applications such as cartography, land use planning and management, national security, etc. | 0.45 - 0.90 µm | VIS | 2 m | 2.0 | 22 km | GSD for PAN = 2 m +/- 10% MTF for PAN > 0.10 | Constrained Access | DIMAP | |
| 914 | PAN+MS (RGB+NIR) | Ingenio PAN+MS (RGB+NIR) | CDTI (ESA) | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution multiâspectral land optical images for applications in cartography, land use, urban management, water management, agriculture and environmental monitoring, risk management and security. | VIS+NIR band: 520 - 670 nm, 410 - 480 nm, 520 - 580 nm, 610 - 670 nm, 790 - 880 nm | VIS, NIR | PAN: 2.5 m, MS: 10 m | 2.5 | Swath will move between 55 and 60 km depending on latitude. | SNR: 100 in PAN and 120 in MS. The geo-location accuracy of level 1c PAN data product shall be better than or equal to 2.5 m RMS 2D in nadir view. | Constrained Access | ||
| 1514 | Paz SAR-X | X Band Synthetic Aperture Radar | CDTI (HISDESAT) | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | High resolution X-band radar for security, land use, urban management, environmental monitoring, risk management. Different acquisition modes: Spotlight (5 x 5-10 km SSD =<1 m), Scansar (100 x 100 km, SSD <=15 m); Stripmode (strips of 30 x 30 km with SSD 3 m). | The Radar will use a frequency close to 9.65 GHz with an BW of 300 MHz. | MW, X-Band | Resolution will move between <1 x 1 m and 6 x 18m depending on acquisition modes. | 1.0 | Swath will vary according to the acquisition mode: 5x5 km to 100 km x 100 km. | Pixel Localization: Pixel Localization: 50 cm to 8.5 m (1s) depending of the product selected. | Constrained Access | ||
| 1722 | P-Band SAR | P-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar | ESA | Being developed | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | Forest biomass monitoring | P-band: 435 MHz; four polarization channels - HH, HV, VH, and VV - together with height measurements from polarimetric interferometry; incidence angles ranging from 23 to 31 degrees | P-Band | Strip mode: 9 m, Interferometric wide swath mode: 20 m, extra-wide swath mode: 50 m, wave mode: 50 m | 9.0 | Strip mode: 80 km; Interferometric wide swath mode: 250 km, extra-wide swath mode: 400 km, Wave mode: sampled images of 20 x 20 km at 100 km intervals | NESZ: -22 dB; PTAR: -25 dB; DTAR: -22 dB; Radiometric accuracy 1 dB (3 sigma); Radiometric stability: 0.5 dB (3 sigma) | |||
| 1649 | PHA | Pulse Height Analyzer | NOAA (NASA) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Open Access | NetCDF | ||||||||
| 1650 | PlasMag | Plasma-Magnetometer | NOAA (NASA) | Operational | Space environment | Magnetometer | Magnetometer and plasma sensor to measure solar wind properties for forecasting geomagnetic storms. The Plasma-mag instrument comprises a Faraday Cup (measures solar wind) and a Fluxgate Magnetometer, as well as two space weather instruments: the Electron Spectrometer and the Pulse Height Analyzer. | Open Access | NetCDF | |||||||
| 1633 | POSEIDON-3B Altimeter | Positioning Ocean Solid Earth Ice Dynamics Orbiting Navigator (Single frequency solid state radar altimeter) | CNES | Operational | Radar altimeters | Radar altimeter | Nadir viewing sounding radar for provision of real-time high precision sea surface topography, ocean circulation and wave height data. | Microwave: Ku-band (13.575 GHz), C-band (5.3 GHz) | Ku-Band, C-Band | Basic measurement: 1/sec (6 km along track), Raw measurement: 20/sec (300 m along track) | On baseline TOPEX/POSEIDON orbit (10 day cycle): 300 km between tracks at equator | Sea level: 3.4 cm, Significant wave height: 0.4 m, Horizontal sea surface wind speed: 1.5 m/s | Open Access | NetCDF | ||
| 1723 | Poseidon-4 Altimeter | Poseidon-4 SAR Radar Altimeter | CNES (ESA) | Being developed | Radar altimeters | Radar altimeter | Nadir viewing sounding radar for provision of real-time high-precision sea surface topography, ocean circulation and wave height data. | Microwave: Ku-band (13.575 GHz), C-band (5.3 GHz) | Ku-Band, C-Band | On baseline TOPEX/POSEIDON orbit (10 day cycle): 300 km between tracks at equator. | Sea level: 3.2 cm, Significant wave height: 0.15 m, Horizontal sea surface wind speed: 1.5 m/s | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | |||
| 1761 | PR | Precipitation Radar | NSMC-CMA | Proposed | Cloud profile and rain radars | Cloud and precipitation radar | Precipitation radar. | |||||||||
| 834 | PSS | Panchromatic imaging system | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Panchromatic data for environmental monitoring, agriculture and forestry. | 0.54 - 0.86 µm | VIS, NIR | 2.7 m | 2.7 | 23 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 967 | RAD | Microwave radiometer | NSOAS | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | Ocean wind and temperature measurements. | 6.6 GHz, 10.7 GHz, 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 37.0 GHz | MW | 100 km, 62 km, 36 km, 30 km, 18 km | 1600 km | 1 K | ||||
| 913 | RASAT VIS Multispectral | RASAT VIS Multispectral camera | TUBITAK | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | High resolution images for monitoring of land surface and coastal processes and for agricultural, geological and hydrological applications. | Band 1: 0.42 - 0.55 µm, Band 2: 0.55 - 0.63 µm, Band 3: 0.58 - 0.73 µm | VIS | 15 m | 15.0 | 30 km | Open Access | |||
| 912 | RASAT VIS Panchromatic | RASAR VIS Panchromatic camera | TUBITAK | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | High resolution images for monitoring of land surface and coastal processes and for agricultural, geological and hydrological applications. | 0.42 - 0.73 µm | VIS | 7.5 m | 7.5 | 30 km | Open Access | |||
| 1744 | RF Beacon | Radio Frequency Beacon | NOAA (UCAR) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Transmitter that enables groundâbased measurement of ionospheric scintillation and ionospheric total electron content (TEC). Critical to understanding the impacts of space weather on satellite communication systems and GPS. | Open Access | Beacon | |||||||
| 1628 | RO | RO | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Being developed | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | GNSS receiver for atmospheric temperature and humidity profile sounding. | L-Band 1575.42, 1176.45, 1176.45 MHz | L-Band | <1.5 km | Altitude range of 0 - 30 km | Temperature sounding better 1 K rms | Open Access | |||
| 899 | ROSA | Radio Occultation Sounder for the Atmosphere | ASI (ISRO) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders and precision orbit | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | Climate change studies. High-vertical resolution temperature-humidity sounding for NWP. Space weather. | Around 1600 MHz (L1) and 1200 MHz (L2). | MW, L-Band | 300 km (horizontal), 0.5 km (vertical). | N/A (occultation); about 300 soundings/day. | Bending angle: 0.5 µ rad | Constrained Access | RINEX | ||
| 927 | ROSA | Radio Occultation Sensor for Atmosphere | ISRO | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | Enables measurement of water vapour and temperature profiles in the tropics. | Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 766 | RRA | Retroreflector Array | CNES | Operational | Precision orbit | Laser retroreflector | Satellite laser ranging for geodynamic measurements. | TBD, N/A | Open Access | |||||||
| 1706 | RRI | Radio Receiver Instrument | CSA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | The RRI measures wave electric fields in the 10Hz - 18MHz range, at magnitudes from 1 µV/m to 1 V/m to study the morphology and dynamics of ionospheric density structures, auroral wave-particle interactions, plasma nonlinear processes created by intense high frequency waves, and the mechanism of coherent wave backscatter. | Open Access | ||||||||
| 136 | S&R (GOES) | Search and Rescue | NOAA | Operational | Other | Communications system | Satellite and ground based system to detect and locate aviators, mariners, and land-based users in distress. | MW | Open Access | Beacon | ||||||
| 189 | S&R (NOAA) | Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking | NOAA | Operational | Communications | Communications system | Satellite and ground based system to detect and locate aviators, mariners, and land-based users in distress. | MW, C-Band | Open Access | Beacon | ||||||
| 1598 | SAGE-III | Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment | NASA | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | Limb-scanning SW spectrometer | Limb-viewing measurements of aerosol, O3, H20, NO2, OClO, NO3, temperature and pressure in the stratosphere, upper troposphere, and mesosphere using solar occultation, lunar occultation and limb scatter measurement techniques. | Nine spectral regions between 290 - 1550 nm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | 1 - 2 km vertical | Aerosol profile: 5%, H20: 10 - 15%; NO2: 10-15%; NO3: 10%; O3: 5%; OClO: 25%; Pressure: 2%; Temperature Profile; 2K | Open Access | Binary and HDF5 | |||
| 675 | SAPHIR | Sondeur Atmospherique du Profil'dâHumidite Intertropicale par Radiometrie | CNES | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Cross-track sounder with the objective of measuring water vapour profiles in the troposphere in six layers from 2 - 12 km altitudes. | Microwave: 183.3 GHz (6 channels) | MW | 10 km | 2200 km | Constrained Access | ||||
| 1695 | SAR (KOMPSAT-6) | SAR (KOMPSAT-6) | KARI | Being developed | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | High resolution imager for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring | X-Band | X-Band | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIF | |||||
| 703 | SAR (RADARSAT-2) | Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) C band | CSA | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | All-weather images of ocean, ice and land surfaces. Used for monitoring of coastal zones, polar ice, sea ice, sea state, geological features, vegetation and land surface processes. | Microwave: C band 5.405 GHz. HH, VV, HV, VH polarization - includes Quad polarization imaging modes. | MW, C-Band | Spotlight: 5 - 2 x 0.8 m (1 look); Ultra-Fine: 5 - 2 x 3 m (1 look); Wide Ultra-Fine: 3 - 2 x 3 m (1 look); Multi-Look Fine/Wide MLF: 11 - 7 x 8 m (4 looks); Extra-Fine: 8 - 4 x 5 m (1 look) to 24 -12 x 24 m (28 looks); Fine: 10 - 7 x 8 m (1 look); Wide | 0.8 | Spotlight: 18 km [8 km along-track]; Ultra-Fine: 20 km; Wide Ultra-Fine: 50 km; Multi-Look Fine/Wide MLF: 50/90 km; Extra-Fine: 125 km; Fine: 50 km; Wide Fine: 150 km; Standard: 100 km; Wide: 150 km; Extended (H/L): 75/170 km; Fine Quad-Pol: 25 km; Wide | Relative Radiometric Accuracy (within a 100 km scene): <1 dB | Constrained Access | Image Products in a format that uses GeoTIFF for imagery and XML for metadata, or NITF for imagery and metadata. | |
| 946 | SAR (RCM) | Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) C band | CSA (NRCAN, DND, DFO, AAFC, ECCC, PSC) | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | All-weather, C-band data to support ecosystem monitoring, maritime surveillance and disaster management. | Microwave: C band 5.405 GHz: HH, VV, HV, VH polarization - includes Quad polarization imaging mode and compact polarimetry. | MW, C-Band | Low Resolution 100 m and Low Noise: 100 x 100 m (8 looks); Medium Resolution 50 m: 50 x 50 m (4 looks); Medium Resolution 30 m: 30 x 30 m (4 looks); Medium Resolution 16 m: 16 x 16 m (4 looks); High-Resolution 5 m: 5 x 5 m (1 look); Very High Resolution | 1.0 | Low Resolution 100 m: 500 km; Medium Resolution 50 m: 350 km; Low Noise: 350 km; Ship Detection: 350 km; Medium Resolution 30 m: 125 km; Medium Resolution 16 m: 30 km; High-Resolution 5 m: 30 km; Very High Resolution 3 m: 20 km; Spotlight: 20 km [5 km a | Absolute Radiometric Accuracy: +/- 1.0 dB | Constrained Access | Image Products in a format that uses GeoTIFF for imagery and XML for metadata, or NITF for imagery and metadata. | |
| 790 | SAR (RISAT) | Synthetic Aperature Radiometer (RISAT) | ISRO | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | Radar backscatter measurements of land, water and ocean surfaces for applications in soil moisture, crop applications (under cloud cover), terrain mapping, etc. | C-Band (5.350 Ghz) | MW, C-Band | 3 - 6 m (FRS-1), 9 - 12 m (FRS-2), 25/50 m (MRS/CRS) | 3.0 | 30 km (HRS), 30 km (FRS-1/FRS-2), 120/240 km (MRS/CRS) | Constrained Access | |||
| 704 | SAR 2000 | Synthetic Aperture Radar - 2000 | ASI (MoD (Italy)) | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | All-weather images of ocean, land and ice for monitoring of land surface processes, ice, environmental monitoring, risk management, environmental resources, maritime management, Earth topographic mapping. | Microwave: X-band, 9.6 GHz, with choice of 5 polarisation modes (VV, HH, HV, VH, HH/HV + VV/VH) | X-Band | Single polarisation modes; Spotlight: 1 m. Stripmap: 3 - 15 m, ScanSAR: 30 or 100 m. Two polarisation mode (PING-PONG): 15 m. | 1.0 | Single polarisation modes: Spotlight: 10 km. Stripmap; 40 km. ScanSAR: 100 or 200 m - Two polarisation mode (PING-PONG): 30 km. | Constrained Access | HDF5, GeoTiff | ||
| 731 | SAR-L | L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar | CONAE | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | Land, ocean, emergencies, soil moisture, interferometry, others. | L-band (1.275 GHz) | L-Band | 10 x 10 m â 100 x 100 m | 10.0 | 20 â 350 km | Absolute radiometric accuracy: 0.5 dB (QP) 1.0 dB (SP, DP) Polarimetric accuracy: 0.3 dB Phase accuracy between polarimetric channels: 15° Geolocation accuracy: on-line: 90 m off-line: 25 m (with precise orbit) | XML + binary HDF5 | ||
| 1521 | SAR-X | Synthetic Aperature Radiometer (RISAT-2) | ISRO | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | For disaster management applications. | X Band (9.0 Ghz) | MW, X-Band | 3 - 8 m | 3.0 | 10 km, 50 km | Very Constrained Access | |||
| 1797 | S-band SAR | S-band SAR | UKSA (CSIRO) | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | SAR imagery for a range of applications including agriculture, maritime and forestry | S-band: 3.1-3.3 GHz | S-Band | ScanSAR: 20 m; Stripmap: 6m; ScanSAR Wide: 30 m; Maritime 6x13.7 m | 6.0 | ScanSAR: 100 km; Stripmap: 20 km; ScanSAR Wide: 150 km; Maritime: 400 km | sub 50 m | Constrained Access | Spacecraft format - CCSDS Base deliverable format - GeoTIFF | |
| 1665 | S-band SAR (NISAR) | S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (NISAR) | ISRO | Approved | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | 3-year mission to study solid earth deformation (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides), changes in ice (glaciers, sea ice) and changes in vegetation biomass | Microwave: 3.2 GHz | MW, S-Band | 10m resolution | 6.0 | 240 km | TBD | Open Access | TBD | |
| 318 | SBUV/2 | Solar Backscattter Ultra-Violet Instrument/2 | NOAA | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Data on trace gases including vertical profile ozone, and solar irradiance and total ozone concentration measurements. | UV: 0.16 - 0.4 µm (12 channels) | UV | 170 km | Absolute accuracy: 1% | Open Access | Native | |||
| 1631 | SCA | SCA | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Being developed | Scatterometers | Radar scatterometer | Measures wind speed and direction over ocean, soil moisture, sea ice cover, sea ice type, snow cover and snow parameters and vegetation parameters | Microwave: C Band, 5.355 GHz | C-Band | 25 km | 2 x 660 km swath width | Wind speeds in range 4 - 24 m/s | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | ||
| 1784 | Scanning Spectrometer (GeoCarb) | Scanning Spectrometer (GeoCarb) | NASA | Being developed | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | GeoCarb Mission employs a 4-channel slit imaging spectrometer that measures reflected IR sunlight at wavelengths 1.61µm and 2.06µm for XCO2, and 2.32µm for XCH4 and XCO. The fourth channel, 0.76µm, measures O2 column concentration and SIF, and it also provides valuable information on aerosol and cloud contamination. The North/South (N/S) extent of the scan is fixed at a 4.4° field of view, which maps to 25° latitude or 2800 km at the Sub-Satellite Point (SSP). There are 1016 N/S samples with 4.1 km spatial resolution, spaced 2.7 km apart on center. The measurements are acquired in an East to West (E/W), 0.3825s step, and 4.08s stare (integration) mode, with 3 km sampling EW steps and 5.4 km resolution at SSP. | 0.76 µm, 1.61 µm, 2.06 µm, 2.32µm | SWIR | 3 km by 4.1 km at nadir | From 55 degrees N to 55 degrees S | 0.2% or 0.8ppm (whichever is greater) for XCO2 as measured against time integrated TCCON observations at multiple sites, 0.6% or 10.0 ppb (whichever is greater) for XCH4 as measured against time integrated TCCON observations at multiple sites, 10% or 10.0 ppb (whichever is greater) for XCO as measured against time integrated TCCON observations at multiple sites. Retrieve estimates of solar induced fluorescence (SIF) from spectral measurements of the Fraunhofer lines near 758 nm and 770 nm with a NESR that is better than 0.5 mW/(m2 sr nm). | Open Access | TBD | ||
| 382 | ScaRaB | Scanner for Earth's Radiation Budget | CNES | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Broad-band radiometer | Measures top-of-atmosphere shortwave radiation (0.2 - 4.0 µm) and total radiation (0.2 - 50 µm). Two additional narrow-band channels (0.5 - 0.7 µm and 11 - 12 µm) allow cloud detection and scene identification. | VIS window channel: 0.5 - 0.7 µm, Solar channel UV - SWIR: 0.2 - 4 µm, Total channel UV - FIR: 0.2 - 50 µm, Thermal window channel: 10.5 - 12.5 µm | UV, VIS, TIR, FIR | 40 km | 2200 km | Absolute: ± 2.5 W/m2/sr, Relative: ± 0.7 W/m2/sr | Constrained Access | |||
| 972 | SCAT | Scatterometer | NSOAS | Operational | Scatterometers | Radar scatterometer | Monitoring global sea surface winds. | 13.2515 GHz, HH, VV | MW | 50 km | 1300 km | 0.5 dB | ||||
| 1645 | SCAT | Wind SCATerometer | CNES | Operational | Scatterometers | Radar scatterometer | Ocean surface wind vector | Ku-band | Ku-Band | Constrained Access | ||||||
| 1749 | Scatterometer (Oceansat-3) | Scatterometer (Oceansat-3) | ISRO | Being developed | Scatterometers | Radar scatterometer | Ocean surface wind measurements, continuity to ocean vector wind | 13.515 GHz | MW | 25 km | 1440 km | Open Access | ||||
| 1703 | Scatterometer (Scatsat-1) | Scatterometer (Scatsat-1) | ISRO | Operational | Scatterometers | Radar scatterometer | Ocean surface wind measurements. | 13.515 GHz | MW | 50 km | 1440 km | Open Access | ||||
| 1822 | Scatterometer (Scatsat-1A) | Scatterometer (Scatsat-1A) | ISRO | Being developed | Scatterometers | Radar scatterometer | Ocean surface wind measurements. | 13.515 GHz | MW | 50 km | 1440 km | |||||
| 1704 | SEI | Suprathermal Electron Imager | CSA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | The SEI measures the electron energy and pitch angle distribution over the energy range of 1 to 200 eV, with particular emphasis on photoelectrons in the 1 to 50 eV range. | Open Access | ||||||||
| 952 | SEISS | Space Environment In Situ Suite | NOAA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Monitor proton, electron, and alpha particle fluxes. | 30 eV - 500 MeV | 15 deg, 30 deg, 60 deg, 90 deg | 25% | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | ||||
| 974 | SEM | Space Environment Monitor | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Measures space environment parameters to support space craft operations. | UV | Constrained Access | |||||||
| 637 | SEM (GOES) | Space Environment Monitor | NOAA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Used for equipment failure analysis, solar flux measurement, solar storm warning, and magnetic and electric field measurement at satellite. | TBD | Open Access | NetCDF, RAW | ||||||
| 65 | SEM (POES) | Space Environment Monitor | NOAA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Used for equipment failure analysis, solar flux measurement, solar storm warning, and magnetic and electric field measurement at satellite. | Senses and quantifies intensity in the sequentially selected energy bands, with energies ranging from 0.05 - 20 keV. Senses protons, electrons, and ions with energies from 30 keV to levels exceeding 6.9 MeV | NIR | Open Access | Native | |||||
| 1780 | SEP | Space Environment Monitoring Instrument Package | NSMC-CMA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | A suite that contains energetic particle detectors, magnetometer, and space weather impact detectors, among which, the energetic particle detectors measure high energy protons (0.4ï½4MeV) and high energy electrons (1ï½165MeV, and >165MeV) with two probes. Particle flux detection is performed in multiple directions with a number of probes mounted toward different orientation on the three-axis stabilized spacecraft. The space weather impact detectors measure radiation dosage, electrification at the surface and deep inside the spacecraft. Itâs the first time China put space weather impact and space environment detectors on the same geostationary platform. | |||||||||
| 1624 | SES | Space Environment Suite, improved SEM | CAST (NSMC-CMA, CNSA) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Measures space environment parameters to support space craft operations. | Constrained Access | ||||||||
| 302 | SEVIRI | Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra-Red Imager | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Measurements of cloud cover, cloud top height, precipitation, cloud motion, vegetation, radiation fluxes, convection, air mass analysis, cirrus cloud discrimination, tropopause monitoring, stability monitoring, total ozone and sea surface temperature. | VIS0.6=0.5975 - 0.6725 µm, VIS0.8=0.775 - 0.845 µm, NIR1.6=1.57 - 1.71 µm, IR3.9=3.7 - 4.14 µm, WV6.3=5.8 - 6.7 µm, WV7.3=7.1 - 7.6 µm, IR8.7=8.5 - 8.9 µm, IR9.7=9.52 - 9.8 µm, IR10.8=10.3 - 11.3 µm, IR12.0=11.5 - 12.5 µm, IR13.4=12.9 - 13.9 µm, HRV=~0.48 | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | HRV=1 km, All other channels=3 km (spatial sampling distance at SSP) | 1000.0 | 9 km swath scanning E-W, moving up S-N a swath width at the end of each swath. Full Disc Coverage (FDC) or Local Area Coverage (LAC) possible. | Cloud cover: 10%, Cloud top height: 1 km, Cloud top temperature: 1 K, Cloud type: 8 classes, Surface temperature: 0.7 - 2.0 K, Specific humidity profile: 10%, Wind profile (horizontal component): 2 - 10 m/s, Long wave Earth surface radiation: 5 W/m2 | Open Access | native | |
| 901 | SGLI | Second-generation Global Imager | JAXA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) and ocean colour instruments | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Medium resolution multi-spectral imaging of land, ocean and atmosphere. SGLI-VNR is an optical sensor capable of multi-channel nadir observation at wavelengths from near-UV to NIR and forward or backward polarization observation at red and near infrared wavelengths (Push-broom scanning). SGLI-IRS is an optical sensor capable of multi-channel nadir observation at wavelengths from SWIR to TIR wavelengths (Cross-track scanning). | VIS - NIR: 0.38 - 0.865 µm; SW: 1.05 - 2.21 µm; TIR: 10.8 - 12.0 µm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, TIR | SGLI-VNR: 250 m, 1000 m; SGLI-IRS: 250 m, 500 m, 1000 m | 250.0 | SGLI-VNR: 1150 km; SGLI-IRS: 1400km | No Access | HDF5 | ||
| 1755 | SHMASR | Medium resolution wide capture multispectral optical sensor | ROSKOSMOS | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Land surface and ocean monitoring | 0.50-0.80 µm; 0.45-0.51 µm; 0.51-0.58 µm; 0.63-0.69 µm; 0.77-0.89 µm; 0.71-0.75 µm; 0.76-0.80 µm; 0.85-0.89 µm; 0.89-0.96 µm; 1.55-1.70 µm | VIS, NIR, SWIR | 5; 10; 20 | 5.0 | 120 km | Open Access | |||
| 1693 | SHMSA-SR | Medium resolution wide capture multispectral optical sensor | ROSKOSMOS | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Land surface and ocean monitoring | 0.43 - 0.7 µm; 0.43 - 0.51 µm; 0.51 - 0.58 µm; 0.60 - 0.70 µm; 0.70 - 0.80 µm; 0.80 - 0.90 µm; | VIS, NIR | 60 m; 120 m | 60.0 | 441 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 1694 | SHMSA-VR | High resolution wide capture multispectral optical sensor | ROSKOSMOS | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Land surface and ocean monitoring | 0.43 - 0.7 µm; 0.43 - 0.51 µm; 0.51 - 0.58 µm; 0.60 - 0.70 µm; 0.70 - 0.80 µm; 0.80 - 0.90 µm; | VIS, NIR | 12 m; 23.8 m | 12.0 | 97 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 991 | SI | Star Imager | DNSC | Operational | Precision orbit | Star tracker | Measurements to determine the orientation of both the satellite and the CSC magnetometer. | |||||||||
| 626 | SIM | Spectral Irradiance Monitor | NASA | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | Measures solar spectral irradiance in the 200 - 2000 nm range. | UV - SWIR: 200 - 2490 nm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | 2% (0.02) | Open Access | HDF | ||||
| 975 | SIM | Solar Irradiation Monitor | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | Solar irradiance monitoring. | 0.2 - 50 µm | UV, VIS, FIR | Constrained Access | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 | |||||
| 1632 | SIM-2 | Solar Irradiation Monitor-2 | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | Solar irradiance monitoring. | 0.2 - 50 µm | UV, VIS, FIR | |||||||
| 688 | SIRAL | SAR Interferometer Radar Altimeter | ESA | Operational | Radar altimeters | Radar altimeter | Marine ice and terrestrial ice sheet thickness measurement. | Microwave: 13.575 GHz (Ku-Band) | MW, Ku-Band | Range resolution 45 cm, along-track resolution 250 m | Footprint 15 km | Arctic sea-ice: 1.6 cm/year for 300 km x 300 km cells, Land ice (small scale): 3.3 cm/year for 100 x 100 km cells, Land ice (large scale): 0.17 cm/year for Antarctica size area | Open Access | |||
| 944 | SLIM-6-22 | Surrey Linear Imager - 6 channel - 22m resolution | UKSA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | Visible and NIR imagery in support of disaster management - part of the Disaster Management constellation. | VIS: 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.52 - 0.61 µm; NIR: 0.77 - 0.90 µm. | VIS, NIR | 22 m | 22.0 | Two imaging banks each with a 330km swath. The two swaths overlap by 11km, providing a total swath up to 638km | S/N 150:1 @ target albedo of 0.1. | Constrained Access | IMI (custom data format) | |
| 902 | SLSTR | Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer | ESA (COM) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer | Marine and land services. | 9 bands in VNIR/SWIR/TIR | VIS, NIR, SWIR, TIR | 500 m (VNIR/SWIR), 1 km (TIR) | 500.0 | 1675 km (near-nadir view), 750km (backward view) | 0.2 K abs., 80 mK rel. | Open Access | ||
| 743 | SMR | Submillimetre Radiometer | SNSA | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | Limb-scanning MW spectrometer | Measures global distributions of ozone and species of importance for ozone chemistry ClO, HNO3, H2O, N2O, (HO2, H2O2). Measures temperature in the height range 15 - 100 km. | Microwave: 118.7 GHz + 4 bands in the region 480 - 580 GHz: Tuneable measures 2 - 3 x 1 GHz regions at a time; ~0.1 cm - ~0.3 cm | FIR, MW | Vertical resolution 1.5 - 3 km, along track 600 km | Altitudes of 5 - 100 km | 2 - 40% depending on species and altitude | Open Access | |||
| 419 | SOLSTICE | SOLar STellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment | NASA | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | Measures solar UV spectral irradiance (115 - 310 nm) with resolution of 0.1 nm and with an absolute accuracy of 2% and relative stability of 0.3% per year. Compares solar UV output with UV radiation of stable bright blue stars. | UV: 115 - 310 nm | UV | 2% (0.02) | Open Access | HDF | ||||
| 330 | Sounder | Sounder | NOAA | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Narrow-band channel IR radiometer | Atmospheric soundings and data on atmospheric stability and thermal gradient winds. | VIS - TIR: 19 channels | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 10 km | Horizon to horizon | Open Access | NetCDF, RAW, GIF, JPEG, etc. | |||
| 789 | Sounder (INSAT) | IR Sounder | ISRO | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Narrow-band channel IR radiometer | Atmospheric soundings, atmospheric stability, thermal gradient winds. | SWIR: 3.74 - 4.74 µm; MWIR: 6.51 - 11.03 µm; TIR: 12.02 - 14.71 µm; VIS: 0.55 - 0.75 µm | VIS, MWIR, TIR | 10 x 10 km | Full (Full Earth disc sounding), Program (Options provided for for Sector Scans) | Constrained Access | ||||
| 1558 | Spectrometer (OCO-2) | Spectrometer (OCO-2) | NASA | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Global measurements of atmospheric CO2 needed to describe the variability of CO2 sources and sinks. | 0.76 µm, 1.61 µm, 2.06 µm | SWIR | 2.25 km downtrack, variable cross-track | Varies from 0.1 km at the sub-solar latitude to 10.6 km at terminators | Provide the data needed to yield single sounding estimates of XCO2 with one sigma errors of <= 2 ppm | Open Access | HDF | ||
| 1671 | Spectrometer (OCO-3) | Spectrometer (OCO-3) | NASA (JAXA) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Global measurements of atmospheric CO2 needed to describe the variability of CO2 sources and sinks. | 0.765 µm, 1.61 µm, 2.06 µm | SWIR | 2.25 km downtrack by 0.7 km cross-track | Soundings = 4.5 km2 in area during Nadir Observation | provide single sounding estimates of XCO2 with one sigma errors of <= 2 ppm | Open Access | HDF | ||
| 1672 | Spectrometer (TEMPO) | Spectrometer (TEMPO) | NASA | Being developed | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Hourly measurements of air pollution over North America, from Mexico City to the Canadian oil sands, at high spatial resolution. Measurements in ultraviolet and visible wavelengths will provide a suite of products including the key elements of tropospheric air pollution chemistry. Will be part of the first global geostationary constellation for pollution monitoring, along with European and Korean missions now in development. | 290 to 750 nm (TBC) | UV, VIS | 2.22 km by 5.15 km at at geodetic location 36.5° N, 100° W | 5150.0 | From 18 degrees N to 58 degrees N | Precisions include tropospheric O3 to 10 ppbv in 1 hour, tropospheric NO2 to 1e15 molecules cm-2 in 1 hour, and tropospheric H2CO to 1e16 molecules cm-2 in 3 hours, all geo-located to an accuracy of 4 km. | Open Access | HDF-5, NetCDF | |
| 1898 | SPEXone | Spectro-Polarimeter for Exploration | NSO, SRON (NASA) | Being developed | Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers | Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer | Polarimeter for measuring aerosol optical properties, clouds and aerosol types. Multi-angle spectro-polarimetry by spectral modulation technology. Distribution and detailed micro-phyiscal properties of atmospheric aerosol. Direct and indirect aerosol radiative forcing and their impact on climate. | 385 to 770nm at 2nm bands | VIS | 2.5 km | 2500.0 | Narrow swath ±4.5°; 100 km; global coverage: 1 month. | Polarimetric: 0.003; Radiometric: 0.02 | Open Access | ||
| 903 | SRAL | SAR Radar Altimeter | ESA (COM) | Operational | Radar altimeters | Radar altimeter | Marine and land services. | Dual freq radar altimeter, Ku-band, C-band | MW, Ku-Band, C-Band | 300 m | 300.0 | Profiling | 3 cm in range (1 s average, 2 m SWH including atm. corrections) | Open Access | ||
| 632 | SSB/X-2 | Special Sensor Gamma Ray Particle Detector | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Detects the location, intensity, and spectrum of X-rays emitted from the Earth's atmosphere. | TBD | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | ||||||
| 633 | SSI/ES-2 | Special Sensor Ionospheric Plasma Drift/Scintillation Meter | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Measurement of the ambient electron density and temperatures, the ambient ion density, and ion temperature and molecular weight. | TBD | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | ||||||
| 739 | SSI/ES-3 | Special Sensor Ionospheric Plasma Drift/Scintillation Meter | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Measurement of the ambient electron density and temperatures, the ambient ion density, and ion temperature and molecular weight. | TBD | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | ||||||
| 634 | SSJ/4 | Special Sensor Precipitating Plasma Monitor | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Magnetic field | Space environment monitor | Measurement of transfer energy, mass, and momentum of charged particles through the magnetosphere-ionosphere in the Earth's magnetic field. | TBD | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | ||||||
| 740 | SSJ/5 | Special Sensor Precipitating Plasma Monitor | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Magnetic field | Space environment monitor | Measurement of transfer energy, mass, and momentum of charged particles through the magnetosphere-ionosphere in the Earth's magnetic field. | TBD | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | ||||||
| 635 | SSM | Special Sensor Magnetometer | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Magnetic field | Magnetometer | Measures geomagnetic fluctuations associated with solar geophysical phenomena. With SSIES and SSJ provides heating and electron density profiles in the ionosphere. | TBD | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | ||||||
| 451 | SSM/I | Special Sensor Microwave Imager | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | Measures atmospheric, ocean and terrain microwave brightness temperatures to provide: sea surface winds, rain rates, cloud water, precipitation, soil moisture, ice edge, ice age. | Microwave: 19.35 GHz, 22.235 GHz, 37 GHz, 85 GHz | MW | 15.7 x 13.9 km to 68.9 x 44.3 km (depends on frequency) | 1400 km | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | |||
| 454 | SSM/IS | Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | Measures thermal microwave radiation. Global measurements of air temp profile, humidity profile, ocean surface winds, rain overland/ocean, ice concentration/age, ice/snow edge, water vapour/clouds over ocean, snow water content, land surface temperature. | Microwave: 19 - 183 GHz (24 frequencies) | MW | Varies with frequency: 25 x 17 km to 70 x 42 km | 1700 km | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | |||
| 452 | SSM/T-1 | Special Sensor Microwave Temperature Sounder | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Measures Earth's surface and atmospheric emission in the 50 - 60 GHz oxygen band. | Microwave: 7 channels in the 50 - 60 GHz range | MW | 174 km diameter beam | 1500 km | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | |||
| 453 | SSM/T-2 | Special Sensor Microwave Water Vapor Sounder | NOAA (DoD (USA)) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Water vapour profiler. | Microwave: 91.6, 150, 183.31 (3 channels) (Total 5 channels) | MW | Approx 48 km | 1500 km | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | |||
| 929 | SSTM-1 (Oceansat-3) | Sea Surface Temperature Monitor-1 | ISRO | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | TIR and OCM combination will support joint analysis for operational potential fishing zones. | 2 bands | TIR | 1080 m | 1080.0 | 1440 km | Constrained Access | |||
| 741 | SSULI | Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager | NOAA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Measures vertical profiles of the natural airglow radiation from atoms, molecules and ions in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere. | TBD | No Access | Binary, NetCDF | ||||||
| 742 | SSUSI | Special Sensor Ultraviolet Spectrographic Imager | NOAA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Monitors the composition and structure of the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, as well as auroral energetic particle inputs, with spectrographic imaging and photometry. | TBD | Open Access | Binary, NetCDF | ||||||
| 1894 | STIS | Supra Thermal Ion Sensor | NOAA (NASA) | Proposed | Space environment | Space environment monitor | ||||||||||
| 861 | STR | Star Tracker Set (3) | ESA | Operational | Precision orbit | Star tracker | Precise attitude determination from the combination of two or three star trackers. | <1 arcsec | < 3 arcsec pointing accuracy around all STR axes | Open Access | ||||||
| 953 | SUVI | Solar Ultraviolet Imager | NOAA | Operational | Other | Solar irradiance monitor | The SUVI will monitor the entire dynamic range of solar x-ray features, including coronal holes and solar flares, and will provide quantitative estimates of the physical conditions in the Sunâs atmosphere. | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | |||||||
| 1644 | SWIM | Surface Waves Investigation and Monitoring | CNES | Operational | Scatterometers | Radar scatterometer | Ku-band Real-aperture radar (RAR) system, multi-incindence beams(0-10°) and azimuth scanning. Measurement of 2D ocean waves spectrum | Ku-band | Ku-Band | 50x50km on 2D spectra | 140 km | accuracy for wave estimates: minimum detectable wavelength of about 70 m, maximum detectable wavelength about 500m, accuracy in wave propagation direction of about 15°, accuracy in wavelength of 10 to 20%, accuracy in significant wave height of 10% or better than 40-50 cm (TBC) | Constrained Access | netcdf | ||
| 1895 | SWiPS | Solar Wind Plasma Sensor | NOAA (NASA) | Proposed | Space environment | Space environment monitor | ||||||||||
| 1808 | SWIR | Short Wave Infra Red | ISRO | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | 2 bands (1.3 and 2.1 µm) | SWIR | 50m | 930 km | ||||||
| 141 | SXI | Solar X-ray Imager | NOAA (USAF) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Obtains data on structure of solar corona. Full disk imagery also provides warnings of geomagnetic storms, solar flares, and information on active regions of sun and filaments. | UV | Open Access | NetCDF, RAW | ||||||
| 904 | TANSO-CAI | Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Cloud and Aerosol Imager | JAXA (MOE (Japan), NIES (Japan)) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Detection and correction of cloud and aerosol for TANSO-FTS. | 0.380 µm, 0.674 µm, 0.870 µm, 1.60 µm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | 0.5 km (0.380, 0.674, 0.870 µm bands), 1.5 km (1.62 µm band) | 500.0 | 1000 km (0.380 µm, 0.678 µm, 0.870 µm bands), 750 km (1.62 µm band) | Open Access | HDF5 | ||
| 1654 | TANSO-CAI-2 | Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Cloud and Aerosol Imager-2 | JAXA (MOE (Japan), NIES (Japan)) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Detection and correction of cloud and aerosol for TANSO-FTS, aerosol characteristics | 0.343 µm, 0.443 µm, 0.674 µm, 0.869 µm, 1.63 µm / tilt angle +20deg. 0.380 µm, 0.550 µm, 0.674 µm, 0.869 µm, 1.63 µm / tilt angle -20deg. | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | 0.5 km (0.343, 0.443, 0.674, 0.869, 0.380, 0.550, 0.674, 0.869 µm bands), 1.0 km (1.63 µm band) | 500.0 | 1000 km | Open Access | HDF5 | ||
| 905 | TANSO-FTS | Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Fourier Transform Spectrometer | JAXA (MOE (Japan), NIES (Japan)) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer | CO2 and CH4 distribution. | 0.758 - 0.775 µm, 1.56 - 1.72 µm, 1.92 - 2.08 µm, 5.56 - 14.3 µm | NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 10.5 km | 160 km | Open Access | HDF5 | |||
| 1655 | TANSO-FTS-2 | Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Fourier Transform Spectrometer-2 | JAXA (MOE (Japan), NIES (Japan)) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer | CO2, CH4, and CO distribution. | 0.754 - 0.772 µm, 1.56 - 1.69 µm, 1.92 - 2.38 µm, 5.55 -8.41 µm, 8.41 - 14.3 µm | NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 9.7km | 160km | Open Access | HDF5 | |||
| 1805 | TANSO-FTS-2 Follow-on | Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Fourier Transform Spectrometer-2 Follow-on | JAXA | Proposed | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer | CO2, CH4, and CO distribution. | |||||||||
| 1889 | TGF Detectors | TGF Detectors | NYUAD (UAE SA, Khalifa University) | Approved | Lightning sensors | Lightning imager | Dedicated mission optimized for TGF observations focusing on short time scales and energy ranges not well studied by other missions. | Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes | ||||||||
| 1725 | TGRS | TriG (Tri-GNSS) GNSS Radio-occultation System | NOAA, NSPO (UCAR) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | GNSS radio-occultation receiver | TGRS is the radio occultation receiver, which will receive signals from GPS, Galileo, and Glonass. | Open Access | RINEX-2 (Low-rate data), opnGns (high-rate data), opnSnc (high-rate tracks) | |||||||
| 1573 | TGSP | Trace Gas Spectrometer | ROSHYDROMET | Proposed | Atmospheric chemistry | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Trace gas measurements. | VIS, NIR, SWIR | Constrained Access | |||||||
| 644 | TIM | Total Irradiance Monitor | NASA | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | Measurement of total solar irradiance directly traceable to SI units with an absolute accuracy of 0.03% and relative accuracy of 0.001% per year. | Looks at the sun every orbit, providing 15 measurements per day | 0.04% | Open Access | HDF | |||||
| 1743 | TIP | Tiny Ionospheric Photometer | NOAA (UCAR, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory) | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | Observes Earth's ionosphere at 135.6 nm and facilitates tomography of the ionosphere (when combined with other instruments aboard the COSMIC satellites). | 135.6 nm | Open Access | SINEX, RINEX, BINEX | ||||||
| 1810 | TIR | Thermal Infra Red | ISRO | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | 4 bands (8.6, 9.1, 10.3, 11.5 µm) | TIR | 50m | 930 km | ||||||
| 1712 | TIR | Two-band Thermal Infrared Camera | CONAE, AEB | Approved | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Sea surface temperature measurement | TIR 2 bands: 10800 - 11800 nm | TIR | 400m | 430.0 | 900 km | ||||
| 1524 | TIRS | Thermal Infrared Sensor | USGS (NASA) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Narrow-band channel IR radiometer | Measures surface emittance, lands cover state and change). Used as multipurpose imagery for land applications. | TIR 10.5 µm and 12 µm | TIR | 100 m | 100.0 | 185 km | Absolute geodetic accuracy of 44 m; geometric accuracy of 32 m or better | Open Access | GeoTIFF | |
| 1746 | TIRS-2 | Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 | NASA (USGS) | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Narrow-band channel IR radiometer | Measures longwave thermal infrared surface emittance, land cover state and change. Used as multipurpose imagery for land applications. TIRS-2 will adhere to the Landsat 8 TIRS instrument performance specifications, but will be built to NASA Class-B instrument standards (including a 5-year design life). | TIR 10.5 µm and 12 µm | TIR | 100 m | 100.0 | 185 km | Absolute geodetic accuracy of 44 m; geometric accuracy of 32 m or better | Open Access | GeoTIFF | |
| 906 | TOU/SBUS | Total Ozone Unit & Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Sounder | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Ozone total column vertical profile measurements. | TOU: 6 channels in the range 308 - 360 nm, SBUS: in the range 252 - 340 nm | UV | TOU: 50 km total ozone, SBUS: 200 km total ozone | TOU: 3000 km, SBUS: nadir only | 50km | Constrained Access | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 | ||
| 1770 | TROPICS | Microwave Spectrometer (TROPICS) | NASA (NOAA) | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer | Constellation to provide temperature/moisture sounding and cloud/precipitation imaging with rapid update. | Microwave: 90 to 206 GHz | TBD | Moisture: 25 km average across the swath; Temperature: 40 km average across the swath | 17000.0 | 2000 km | 1 K | Open Access | HDF | |
| 679 | TSIS-1/SIM | Total Solar and Spectral Irradiance Sensor 1 - Spectral Irradiance Monitor | NASA (NOAA) | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | Measures solar spectral irradiance in the 0.2 - 2 µm range. | UV - SWIR: 0.2 - 2 µm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | Looks at the sun every orbit, providing 15 measurements per day. | Estimated uncertainties between 200-460nm = 0.42%, between 460-2400nm = 0.24%. | Open Access | ASCII, HDF-5 | |||
| 1896 | TSIS-1/TIM | Total Solar and Spectral Irradiance Sensor 1 - Total Irradiance Monitor | NASA (NOAA) | Operational | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | Measurement of total solar irradiance directly traceable to SI units with an absolute accuracy of 0.035% and relative accuracy of 0.002% per year. | Total spectra | Looks at the sun every orbit, providing 15 measurements per day. | Estimated uncertainties ~410 ppm. | Open Access | ASCII, HDF-5 | ||||
| 1897 | TSIS-2/SIM | Total Solar and Spectral Irradiance Sensor 2 - Spectral Irradiance Monitor | NASA | Proposed | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | Measures spectral solar irradiance over three bands ranging from 200 to 2400 nm. | Three bands: 200 - 280 nm, 280 - 400 nm, and 400 - 2400 nm. | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | 2-45 nm | 0.002 | |||||
| 1715 | TSIS-2/TIM | Total Solar and Spectral Irradiance Sensor 2 - Total Irradiance Monitor | NASA | Proposed | Earth radiation budget radiometers | Solar irradiance monitor | Measures total solar irradiance over the full spectrum. | Total solar spectrum | 350 ppm | ASCII, HDF-5 | ||||||
| 949 | UVN | UV-VIS-NIR Sounder | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Approved | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Measurements of atmospheric trace gases, mainly O3, NO2, SO2, H2CO. The product list is not yet approved, the accuracy summary column lists the breakthrough user requirements. | UV-1: 290 - 308 nm, UV-2: 308 - 400 nm, VIS: 400 - 500 nm, NIR: 750 - 775 nm | UV, VIS, NIR | < 5 km at SSP, possibly relaxed to 50 km for wavelengths < 308 nm | FOV E-W: 30°W-45°E @ 40°N, N-S: 30°N-65°N | H2CO: 50%, NO2: 50%, O3: 10%, SO2: 50% | Open Access | netCDF | ||
| 941 | UVN (Sentinel-4) | UV-visible- near infrared imaging spectrometer (Sentinel-4) | ESA (COM) | Proposed | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Supporting atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. | UV-1: 290 - 308 nm, UV-2: 308 - 400 nm, VIS: 400 - 500 nm, NIR: 750 - 775 nm | UV, VIS, NIR | < 5 km at SSP, possibly relaxed to 50 km for wavelengths < 308 nm | FOV E-W: 30°W-45°E @ 40°N, N-S: 30°N-65°N | TBD | Open Access | |||
| 942 | UVNS (Sentinel-5 precursor) | TROPOMI | ESA (COM, NSO) | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Supporting atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. | UV-1: 270 - 300 nm, UV-2: 300 - 400 nm, VIS: 400 - 500 nm, NIR: 710 - 775 nm, SWIR-3: 2305 - 2385 nm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | 5 - 15 km at SSP, possibly relaxed to 50 km for wavelengths < 300 nm | Daily global coverage | TBD | Open Access | netCDF-4 | ||
| 1504 | UVNS (Sentinel-5) | Ultra-violet Visible Near-infrared Shortwave-infrared spectrometer | ESA (EUMETSAT, COM) | Being developed | Atmospheric chemistry | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer | Supporting atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. Measurements of atmospheric trace gases, primarily O3, NO2, SO2, HCHO, CH4 and CO. | UV-1: 270 â 310 nm, UV-2-VIS: 300 - 500 nm, NIR: 710 nm & 755 â 773 nm , SWIR-1: 1590 - 1675 nm SWIR-3: 2305 - 2385 nm | UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR | 7.5 km at SSP for wavelengths > 300 nm, 45 km for wavelengths < 300 nm | Daily global coverage | TBD | Open Access | NetCDF-4 | ||
| 1742 | VDES Test Mission | VHF Data Exchange System Test Mission | NOSA | Operational | Communications | Communications system | VHF data exchange system enabling bidirectional communications at higher data rates than AIS. | |||||||||
| 1664 | Vegetation | Vegetation | ESA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | Global coverage every two days for uses including climate impact assessments, surface water resource management, agricultural monitoring, and food security estimates. | Equivalent spectral bands to Spot Vegetation: VNIR: Blue (438-486 nm), Red (615-696 nm), Near IR (772-914 nm), SWIR (1564-1634 nm). | VIS, NIR, SWIR | 100 m resolution at Nadir, 350 m on full field of view | 100.0 | 102° field of view with 2250 km wide swath | ||||
| 860 | VFM | Vector Field Magnetometer | ESA | Operational | Magnetic field | Magnetometer | Magnetic field vector measurements. | <0.1nT | <0.5 nT/15 days | Open Access | ||||||
| 1798 | VHRI-100 | Very High Resolution Imager 100 | UKSA | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | High resolution optical imagery for land use monitoring, urban planning, crop monitoring and pollution monitoring | Pan 0.45-0.65µm; VIS: 0.44-0.51µm, 0.51-0.59µm, 0.60-0.67µm; NIR: 0.76-0.91µm | VIS, NIR | Pan: 1.0 m; Multispectral: 4.0 m | 1.0 | 23 km | Constrained Access | Spacecraft format - IMI (custom data format) Base deliverable format - Radiometrically corrected TIFF + AOCS Metadata | ||
| 412 | VIIRS | Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite | NOAA (NASA) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) and ocean colour instruments | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Global observations of land, ocean, and atmosphere parameters: cloud/weather imagery, sea-surface temperature, ocean colour, land surface vegetation indices. | VIS - TIR: 0.4 - 12.5 µm (22 channels) | VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 400 m - 1.6 km | 400.0 | 3000 km | SST 0.35 K | Open Access | HDF5 | |
| 684 | VIRR | Multispectral Visible and Infra-red Scan Radiometer (10 channels) | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Multispectral Visible and Infra-red Scan Radiometer. | Instrument features 10 channels over 0.43 - 10.5 µm | VIS, SWIR, MWIR, TIR | 1.1 km at nadir | 1100.0 | 2800 km | 1.1 km | Open Access | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 | |
| 1637 | VIS-NIR | Multi-spectral Optical Camera - Visible & Near Infrared | CONAE, AEB | Approved | Ocean colour instruments | High resolution optical imager | Ocean Colour - Open ocean, coastal & in-land waters. | Visible & Near Infrared, 11 bands: 412 - 443 - 490 - 510 - 555 - 620 - 665 - 680 - 710 - 765 - 865 nm | VIS, NIR | 200m - 800 m | 200.0 | 1495 km | ||||
| 665 | VISSR-2 | Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer-2 | NRSCC (NSMC-CMA, CNSA, CAST) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Meteorological. | VIS - TIR: 0.5 - 12.5 µm (5 channels) | VIS, MWIR, TIR | 5 km | 5000.0 | Full Earth disk | 1.25 - 5 km | Open Access | DAT | |
| 1809 | VNIR | Visible and Near Infra Red | ISRO | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Medium-resolution IR spectrometer | 4 bands (0.44 - 0.86 µm) | VIS, NIR | 50m | 930 km | ||||||
| 1776 | VNIR (GF-4) | Visible and Near-Infrared Camera | CRESDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Infrared measurements for environmental and natural disaster monitoring. | 0.45 - 0.90µm, 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 -0.60 µm, 0.63-0.69 µm, 0.76-0.90 µm | NIR | 50m | 50.0 | 400km | Very Constrained Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1681 | VNREDSat-1 MS | VNREDSat-1 Multispectral | VAST (ASTRIUM) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer | The VNREDSat 1 multispectral instrument is designed for land cover measurements and applications. | There are 4 bands of multispectral, visible and infrared and panchromatic | VIS | MS bands: 10m; panchromatic 2.5m | 2.5 | 17.5 km | Open Access | |||
| 966 | VSC | Venus Superspectral Camera | CNES (ISA) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | High resolution optical imager | High resolution superspectral images (12 spectral bands) for vegetation and landcover applications. | 420 nm centre wavelength (width: 40 nm); 443 nm (40); 490 nm (40); 555 nm (40); 620 nm (40); 620 nm (40); 667 nm (30); 702 nm (24); 742 nm (16); 782 nm (16); 865 nm (40); 910 nm (20) | VIS, NIR | 5.3 m spatial resolution with 27 km swath | 5.3 | 27 km | Open Access | |||
| 1850 | WAI | Wide-field Auroral Imager | NSMC-CMA | Operational | Space environment | Space environment monitor | The aurora intensity and form reflect the geomagnetic activity, dynamic feature of high-energy particles in the polar region, and coupling of solar wind with ionosphere. | 115~180nm, 427.8~630nm | 10km/300km | |||||||
| 642 | WFC | Wide Field Camera | NASA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Scene Context | VIS: 620 to 670 nm | VIS | IFOV 125 m, Swath 61 km | 125.0 | 61 km | Open Access | HDF | ||
| 1698 | WFI (Amazonia-1) | Wide Field Imager (Amazonia-1) | INPE | Approved | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Used for fire extent detection measurement, coastal and vegetation monitoring, land cover and land use mapping. WFI (Amazonia-1) is the same instrument as WFI (CBERS), however due to differences in orbital altitude, they have different spatial resolution | VIS: 0.45 - 0.50 µm, 0.52 - 0.57 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm | VIS, NIR | VIS - NIR: 60 m | 60.0 | 740 km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 817 | WFI (CBERS-4) | Wide Field Imager (CBERS) | INPE (CAST) | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use. WFI (Amazonia-1) is the same instrument as WFI (CBERS), however due to differences in orbital altitude, they have different spatial resolutions. | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm; 0.77 - 0.89 µm | VIS, NIR | 64 m Nadir | 64.0 | 866 km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1732 | WFI (CBERS-4A) | Wide Field Imager | INPE (CAST) | Approved | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Agriculture; Forestry; Geology; Natural disaster management; Cartography; Environment monitoring; Fire detection, localization and counting; Hydrology, coastal water mapping; Land use; Surveillance and law enforcement | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm | VIS, NIR | 55 m | 55.0 | 690 km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1730 | WFV | Wide Field View | CRESDA | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use. | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm; 0.77 - 0.89 µm | VIS, NIR | 16 m Nadir | 16.0 | 800 km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 1625 | WindRAD | Wind Radar | NSMC-CMA (CNSA) | Prototype | Scatterometers | Radar scatterometer | Measures sea-surface wind. | C and Ku band. | Ku-Band, C-Band | Constrained Access | ||||||
| 1848 | WindSat | WindSat | NASA | Operational | Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers | Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer | Demonstration of sea surface wind vector observation by polarimetric passive radiometry | Ka-Band, K-Band, X-Band, C-Band | Changing with frequency, consistent with antenna diameters of 1.83 m | Conical: 50-55° zenith angle, swath 1000 km â Scan rate: 31.6 scan/min = 12.5 km/scan | ||||||
| 1733 | WPM | Wide Swath Panchromatic and Multispectral Camera | CAST (INPE) | Approved | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution optical imager | Agriculture; Forestry; Geology; Natural disaster management; Cartography; Environment monitoring; Fire detection, localization and counting; Hydrology, coastal water mapping; Land use; Surveillance and law enforcement | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm, 0.45 - 0.90 µm | VIS, NIR | 8 m multispectral, 2 m panchromatic | 2.0 | 90 km | Open Access | GEOTIFF | ||
| 988 | WSAR | WSAR | NSOAS (CAST) | Proposed | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | High resolution radar measurements of land and ocean features. | X-Band: 8 - 12 GHz | MW, X-Band | 3 modes: 1 m, 5 m, 10 m | 1.0 | 3 swaths: 40 km, 80 km, 150 km | ||||
| 697 | X-Band SAR | X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar | DLR | Operational | Imaging microwave radars | Imaging radar (SAR) | High resolution images for monitoring of land surface and coastal processes and for agricultural, geological and hydrological applications. | 9.65 GHz, 300 MHz bandwidth, all 4 polarisation modes | MW, X-Band | Spotlight: 1.2 x 1 - 4 m Stripmap: 3 x 3 - 6 m ScanSAR: 16 x 16 m | 1.0 | Spotlight: 5-10km x 10 km, Stripmap: 30 km, ScanSAR: 100 km | Open Access | |||
| 645 | XPS | XUV Photometer System | NASA | Operational | Other | Solar irradiance monitor | Measure the extreme UV solar irradiance from 1 - 35 nm with absolute accuracy of 20% and relative stability of 1% per year. | UV: 1 - 35 nm | UV | 20% (0.2) | Open Access | CDF |
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| Mission ID | Mission Name Short | Mission Name Full | Mission Agencies | Mission Status | Launch Date | EOL Date | Applications | Instruments | Instrument IDs | Orbit Type | Orbit Altitude | Orbit Period | Orbit Inclination | Repeat Cycle | Orbit LST | Orbit Longitude | Orbit Sense | Mission Site | Data Access Portal | |
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| 377 | ADM-Aeolus | Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (Earth Explorer Core Mission) | ESA | Currently being flown | 22 Aug 2018 | Aug 2022 | Will provide wind profile measurements for global 3D wind field products used for study of atmospheric dynamics, including global transport of energy, water, aerosols, and chemicals. | ALADIN | 375 | Sun-synchronous | 405 km | 92.5 mins | 97.01 deg | 7.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.esa.int/export/esaLP/aeolus.html | |||
| 633 | AISSat-1 | Automatic Identification System Satellite-1 | NOSA | Currently being flown | 12 Jul 2010 | Dec 2019 | Demonstrate and extend access to AIS (Automatic Identification System) signals beyond the land-based AIS system operated by the Norwegian Coastal Administration today. Observe ship traffic in the High North. | AIS | 1699 | Sun-synchronous | 607 km | 97 mins | 98.03 deg | 04:00:00 | Descending | |||||
| 714 | AISSat-2 | Automatic Identification System Satellite-2 | NOSA | Currently being flown | 08 Jul 2014 | Dec 2019 | Extend access to AIS (Automatic Identification System) signals beyond the land-based AIS system operated by the Norwegian Coastal Administration today. Observe ship traffic in the High North. | AIS | 1699 | Sun-synchronous | 619 km | 97 mins | 98.33 deg | 05:30:00 | Descending | |||||
| 629 | ALOS-2 | Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 | JAXA | Currently being flown | 24 May 2014 | May 2024 | Environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring, civil planning, agriculture and forestry, Earth resources, land surface and ocean monitoring. | CIRC, PALSAR-2 (ALOS-2) | 1666, 1589 | Sun-synchronous | 628 km | 97 mins | 97.9 deg | 14.0 | 12:00 | Descending | https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/alos2/index.html | |||
| 630 | ALOS-3 | Advanced Optical Satellite | JAXA | Approved | Apr 2020 | Mar 2028 | Disaster monitoring, coastal and land environmental monitoring, the maintenance and updates of precise geospatial information. Mission instruments will be Optical Sensors (Pan, Multi). | Sun-synchronous | 669 km | 98 mins | 98.1 deg | 35.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/alos3/ | |||||
| 861 | ALOS-4 | Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 | JAXA | Approved | Dec 2020 | Mar 2028 | Environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring, civil planning, agriculture and forestry, Earth resources, land surface. | ALOS-4 SAR (L-band) | 1803 | Sun-synchronous | 628 km | 97 mins | 97.9 deg | 14.0 | 12:00 | Descending | http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/alos4/ | |||
| 602 | AMAZONIA-1 | Amazonia 1 | INPE | Planned | 2020 | 2024 | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface. | WFI-2 (Amazonia-1) | 1698 | Sun-synchronous | 752 km | 99.9 mins | 98.4 deg | 26.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.inpe.br/amazonia-1 | http://www.inpe.br/catalogo | ||
| 206 | Aqua | Aqua (formerly EOS PM-1) | NASA, JAXA, INPE | Currently being flown | 04 May 2002 | Sep 2020 | 6-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Atmosphericdynamics/water and energy cycles, cloudformation, precipitationand radiativeproperties, air/seafluxes of energy andmoisture, sea ice extentand heat exchange with the atmosphere. | AIRS, AMSR-E, AMSU-A, CERES, HSB, MODIS | 347, 664, 1555, 397, 442, 395 | Sun-synchronous | 705 km | 98.8 mins | 98.2 deg | 16.0 | 13:30 | Ascending | https://eospso.nasa.gov/missions/aqua | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=AQUA&ok=AQUA | ||
| 713 | Arctica-M N1 | Hydro-meteorological Satellite Arctica-M N1 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2020 | 2030 | Meteorology, oceanography, including ice cover monitoring, enviromental climate and disaster monitoring in the Arctic region. | GGAK-VE, MSU-GS/VE | 1685, 1691 | Highly elliptical | 720 mins | 63.4 deg | 1.0 | Ascending | https://www.laspace.ru/projects/information-systems/arctica-m/ | |||||
| 751 | Arctica-M N2 | Hydro-meteorological Satellite Arctica-M N2 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2021 | 2031 | Meteorology, oceanography, including ice cover monitoring, enviromental climate and disaster monitoring in the Arctic region. | GGAK-VE, MSU-GS/VE | 1685, 1691 | Highly elliptical | 720 mins | 63.4 deg | 1.0 | Ascending | https://www.laspace.ru/projects/information-systems/arctica-m/ | |||||
| 812 | Arctica-M N3 | Hydro-meteorological Satellite Arctica-M N3 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2023 | 2033 | Meteorology, oceanography, including ice cover monitoring, enviromental climate and disaster monitoring in the Arctic region. | GGAK-VE, MSU-GS/VE | 1685, 1691 | Highly elliptical | 720 mins | 63.4 deg | 1.0 | Ascending | https://www.laspace.ru/projects/information-systems/arctica-m/ | |||||
| 871 | Arctica-M N4 | Hydro-meteorological Satellite Arctica-M N4 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2024 | 2034 | Meteorology, oceanography, including ice cover monitoring, enviromental climate and disaster monitoring in the Arctic region. | GGAK-VE, MSU-GS/VE | 1685, 1691 | Highly elliptical | 720 mins | 63.4 deg | 1.0 | Ascending | https://www.laspace.ru/projects/information-systems/arctica-m/ | |||||
| 872 | Arctica-M N5 | Hydro-meteorological Satellite Arctica-M N5 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2025 | 2035 | Meteorology, oceanography, including ice cover monitoring, enviromental climate and disaster monitoring in the Arctic region. | GGAK-VE, MSU-GS/VE | 1685, 1691 | Highly elliptical | 720 mins | 63.4 deg | 1.0 | Ascending | https://www.laspace.ru/projects/information-systems/arctica-m/ | |||||
| 863 | ATMSAT-1 | Atmospheric Satellite-1 | ISRO | Considered | 2022 | 2025 | provide atmosphere temperature and humidity profiles data and enhance global day and night weather forecasting. | MATHS | 1807 | Sun-synchronous | 720 km | 98 deg | 6:00 | Descending | ||||||
| 207 | Aura | Aura (formerly EOS Chemistry) | NASA, NSO, FMI, NIVR, UKSA | Currently being flown | 15 Jul 2004 | Sep 2020 | 6-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Measurements of aerosol and cloud properties for climate predictions, using a 3-channel lidar and passive instruments in formation with CloudSat for coincident observations of radiative fluxes and atmospheric state. | HiRDLS, MLS (EOS-Aura), OMI, TES | 351, 126, 630, 349 | Sun-synchronous | 705 km | 98.8 mins | 98.2 deg | 16.0 | 13:38 | Ascending | http://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=AURA | ||
| 768 | BIOMASS | BIOMASS | ESA | Approved | Jul 2022 | Jan 2028 | Will provide global maps of forest biomass and height (at 200 m resolution) and forest disturbance (at 50 m resolution) every 6 months | P-Band SAR | 1722 | Sun-synchronous | 660 km | 102.6 mins | 97.97 deg | 06:00 | Ascending | |||||
| 787 | BJ-2 | Beijing-2 Constellation | NRSCC, 21AT | Currently being flown | 11 Jul 2015 | Jul 2022 | High-resolution domestic mapping. Operational monitoring applications including urban planning and intelligent management. Constellation of three satellites spaced 120 degrees apart. | MSI (BJ-2), PAN (BJ-2) | 1748, 1747 | Sun-synchronous | 651 km | |||||||||
| 422 | CALIPSO | Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations | NASA, CNES | Currently being flown | 28 Apr 2006 | Sep 2020 | 3-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Measurements of aerosol and cloud properties for climate predictions, using a 3 channel lidar and passive instruments in formation with Aqua and CloudSat for coincident observations of radiative fluxes and atmospheric state. | CALIOP, IIR, WFC | 820, 696, 642 | Sun-synchronous | 688 km | 98.8 mins | 98.2 deg | 13:30 | Ascending | http://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?fp=CALIPSO | |||
| 855 | CARBONITE-2 | CARBONITE-2 | UKSA | Currently being flown | 12 Jan 2018 | Dec 2020 | Optical video imaging in a technology demonstration mission. Second satellite in the CARBONITE series of technology demonstration missions designed to demonstrate rapid-build techniques and to test COTS components and new avionics in orbit. | CARBONITE-2 Imager | 1796 | Sun-synchronous | 500 km | 94.6 mins | 97.5 deg | 10:30 | Ascending | http://www.sstl.co.uk | ||||
| 374 | CARTOSAT-2 | Cartography Satellite - 2 | ISRO | Currently being flown | 10 Jan 2007 | Oct 2019 | High precision large-scale cartographic mapping of 1:10000 scale and thematic applications (with merged XS data) at 1:4000 scales. | PAN (Cartosat-2) | 436 | Sun-synchronous | 635 km | 97.4 mins | 97.87 deg | 5.0 | 9:30 | Descending | http://www.isro.org/ | |||
| 703 | CARTOSAT-2A | Cartography Satellite - 2A | ISRO | Currently being flown | 28 Apr 2008 | Apr 2020 | High precision large-scale cartographic mapping of 1:10000 scale and thematic applications (with merged XS data) at 1:4000 scales. | PAN (Cartosat-2A/2B) | 1586 | Sun-synchronous | 635 km | 97.4 mins | 97.87 deg | 5.0 | 9:30 | Descending | ||||
| 672 | CARTOSAT-2B | Cartography Satellite - 2B | ISRO | Currently being flown | 12 Jul 2010 | Jul 2020 | High precision large-scale cartographic mapping of 1:10000 scale and thematic applications (with merged XS data) at 1:4000 scales. | PAN (Cartosat-2A/2B) | 1586 | Sun-synchronous | 635 km | 97.4 mins | 97.87 deg | 5.0 | 9:30 | Descending | ||||
| 738 | CARTOSAT-2E | Cartography Satellite - 2E | ISRO | Currently being flown | 23 Jun 2017 | Jun 2022 | High precision large-scale cartographic mapping and thematic applications with MX data at 1:4000 scales. | HRMX, PAN (Cartosat-2C/2E) | 1603, 1647 | Sun-synchronous | 500 km | 97.4 mins | 97.87 deg | 5.0 | 9:30 | Descending | ||||
| 565 | CARTOSAT-3 | Cartography Satellite - 3 | ISRO | Currently being flown | 27 Nov 2019 | Nov 2024 | Suitable for cadastral and infrastructure mapping and analysis. | MX (Cartosat-3), PAN (Cartosat-3) | 1611, 917 | Sun-synchronous | 450 km | 97.9 deg | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.isro.org/ | |||||
| 784 | CAS500-1 | Compact Advanced Satellite 500 -1 | KARI, KAI, NGII | Approved | May 2020 | May 2024 | Cartography, land use and planning | High Resolution Optical Sensor | 1740 | Sun-synchronous | 528 km | 98.5 mins | 98.1 deg | 28.0 | 10:50 | Ascending | ||||
| 905 | CAS500-2 | Compact Advanced Satellite 500 -2 | KARI, KAI, NGII | Approved | May 2021 | May 2025 | Cartography, land use and planning | High Resolution Optical Sensor | 1740 | Sun-synchronous | 528 km | 98.5 mins | 98.1 deg | 28.0 | 10:50 | Ascending | ||||
| 393 | CBERS-4 | China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 4 | INPE, CRESDA | Currently being flown | 07 Dec 2014 | Dec 2019 | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface. | DCS , IRS, MUX, PAN (CBERS), WFI-2 | 822, 866, 818, 867, 817 | Sun-synchronous | 778 km | 100.3 mins | 98.5 deg | 26.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.cbers.inpe.br/ | http://www.inpe.br/catalogo | ||
| 775 | CBERS-4A | China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 4 | INPE, CRESDA | Planned | 2019 | 2024 | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface. | DCS, MUX (CBERS-4A), WFI (CBERS-4A), WPM | 822, 1731, 1732, 1733 | Sun-synchronous | 629 km | 97.3 mins | 97.9 deg | 31.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.cbers.inpe.br/ | http://www.inpe.br/catalogo | ||
| 725 | CDARS | CDARS | NOAA, USAF | Considered | 2022 | 2025 | Maintain three-orbit continuity for the Argos and SARSAT-COSPAS programs. | ARGOS-4, S&R (NOAA) | 694, 189 | Sun-synchronous | Ascending | http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/jpss/ | ||||||||
| 723 | CFOSAT | Chinese-French Oceanic SATellite | CNES, CNSA | Currently being flown | 29 Oct 2018 | Oct 2021 | The primary objective of CFOSAT is to monitor at the global scale the wind and waves at the ocean surface. | SCAT, SWIM | 1645, 1644 | Sun-synchronous | 519 km | 94.7 mins | 97.5 deg | 7am | Descending | |||||
| 778 | CLARREO Pathfinder-on-ISS | International Space Station/Climate Absolute Radiance & Reflectivity Observatory Pathfinder | NASA | Planned | 2022 | 2024 | 1 year nominal mission. The goal of the Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (CLARREO) mission is to improve our understanding of climate change by providing high accuracy measurements of the change in key climate variables over decadal timescales. CLARREO Pathfinder is a technical demonstration on the ISS and a major step in reducing the cost and technical risk for these high accuracy measurements. | CLARREO Pathfinder Reflected Solar (hyperspectral | 1736 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 425 km | 90 mins | 51 deg | Ascending | http://clarreo.larc.nasa.gov/about-pathfinder.html | |||||
| 347 | CloudSat | CloudSat | NASA, DoD (USA), CSA | Currently being flown | 28 Apr 2006 | Sep 2020 | 22-month nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. CloudSat uses advanced radar to "slice" through clouds to see their vertical structure, providing a completely new observational capability from space. First use of active 94 GHz radar from space to study clouds on global basis. | CPR (CloudSat) | 649 | Sun-synchronous | 689 km | 98.8 mins | 98.2 deg | 13:30 | Ascending | http://cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=CloudSat | |||
| 524 | COMS | Communication, Oceanographic, Meteorological Satellite | KMA, KIOST, KARI, ASTRIUM | Currently being flown | 26 Jun 2010 | Mar 2021 | Korea's geostationary meteorological satellite series. | GOCI, MI | 886, 894 | Geostationary | 36000 km | 128.2 | ||||||||
| 482 | COSMIC-1 FM1 | COSMIC-1 FM1 | NOAA, NSPO, UCAR | Currently being flown | 14 Apr 2006 | Dec 2019 | Meteorology, ionosphere and climate. | GOX, TIP | 881, 1743 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 800 km | 100 mins | 72 deg | Ascending | http://www.cosmic.ucar.edu/ | |||||
| 487 | COSMIC-1 FM6 | COSMIC-1 FM6 | NOAA, NSPO, UCAR | Currently being flown | 14 Apr 2006 | Dec 2019 | Meteorology, ionosphere and climate. | GOX, TIP | 881, 1743 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 800 km | 100 mins | 72 deg | Ascending | http://www.cosmic.ucar.edu/ | |||||
| 771 | COSMIC-2A (Equatorial) | COSMIC-2A (Equatorial) | NOAA, NSPO, UCAR | Currently being flown | 25 Jun 2019 | Jan 2026 | This is a radio occultation mission supporting meteorology and ionosphere & climate measurements. The 12-satellite COSMIC-2A/2B constellation (6 equatorial and 6 polar) will produce over 4 times the daily total of occultation events as COSMIC-1 (3000 versus 12,000). This provides the capability to reconstruct the 3D ionospheric electron density structures for ionospheric space weather monitoring within a dramatically short data accumulation period. TGRS will receive signals from GPS, Galileo, and Glonass. The actual launch date in dependent upon the scheduling and success of the new Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. The April 2018 launch date is a "no earlier than" date. | IVM, RF Beacon, TGRS | 1745, 1744, 1725 | 520 km | 24 deg | Ascending | http://www.cosmic.ucar.edu/ | |||||||
| 395 | COSMO-SkyMed 1 | COnstellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation - 1 | ASI, MoD (Italy) | Currently being flown | 08 Jun 2007 | Dec 2019 | Environmental monitoring, surveillance and risk management applications, environmental resources management, maritime management, earth topographic mapping, law enforcement, informative / science applications. | SAR 2000 | 704 | Sun-synchronous | 620 km | 97.1 mins | 97.8 deg | 16.0 | 6:00 | Ascending | http://www.asi.it/en/activity/earth_observation/cosmoskymed | |||
| 526 | COSMO-SkyMed 2 | COnstellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation - 2 | ASI, MoD (Italy) | Currently being flown | 09 Dec 2007 | Dec 2019 | Environmental monitoring, surveillance and risk management applications, environmental resources management, maritime management, earth topographic mapping, law enforcement, informative / science applications. | SAR 2000 | 704 | Sun-synchronous | 620 km | 97.1 mins | 97.8 deg | 16.0 | 6:00 | Ascending | http://www.asi.it/en/activity/earth_observation/cosmoskymed | |||
| 527 | COSMO-SkyMed 3 | COnstellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation - 3 | ASI, MoD (Italy) | Currently being flown | 25 Oct 2008 | Dec 2019 | Environmental monitoring, surveillance and risk management applications, environmental resources management, maritime management, earth topographic mapping, law enforcement, informative / science applications. | SAR 2000 | 704 | Sun-synchronous | 620 km | 97.1 mins | 97.8 deg | 16.0 | 6:00 | Ascending | http://www.asi.it/en/activity/earth_observation/cosmoskymed | |||
| 528 | COSMO-SkyMed 4 | COnstellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation - 4 | ASI, MoD (Italy) | Currently being flown | 06 Nov 2010 | Dec 2019 | Environmental monitoring, surveillance and risk management applications, environmental resources management, maritime management, earth topographic mapping, law enforcement, informative / science applications. | SAR 2000 | 704 | Sun-synchronous | 620 km | 97.1 mins | 97.8 deg | 16.0 | 6:00 | Ascending | http://www.asi.it/en/activity/earth_observation/cosmoskymed | |||
| 529 | CryoSat-2 | CryoSat-2 (Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission) | ESA | Currently being flown | 08 Apr 2010 | Dec 2019 | To determine fluctuations in the mass of the Earthâs major land and marine ice fields. | DORIS-NG, Laser Reflectors (ESA), SIRAL | 181, 767, 688 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 717 km | 100 mins | 92 deg | 369.0 | 0.25 degree nodal regression per day | http://www.esa.int/cryosat | ||||
| 849 | CSES | China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite | CNSA, ASI | Currently being flown | 02 Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Monitoring of electromagnetic field and waves, plasma and particle perturbations of the atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere; and the study of their correlations with the occurrence of seismic events. Study of solar-terrestrial interactions and phenomena of solar physics; study of cosmic ray solar modulation. | HEPD | 1788 | Sun-synchronous | 507 km | 94.7 mins | 97.4 deg | 5.0 | 14:00 | Descending | http://cses.roma2.infn.it/ | |||
| 634 | CSG-1 | COSMO-SkyMed di Seconda Generazione - 1 | ASI, MoD (Italy) | Currently being flown | 18 Dec 2019 | Dec 2026 | Environmental monitoring, surveillance and risk management applications, environmental resources management, maritime management, earth topographic mapping, law enforcement, informative / science applications. | CSG SAR | 1519 | Sun-synchronous | 620 km | 97.1 mins | 97.8 deg | 16.0 | 6:00 | Ascending | http://www.asi.it | |||
| 635 | CSG-2 | COSMO-SkyMed di Seconda Generazione - 2 | ASI, MoD (Italy) | Approved | Oct 2020 | Oct 2027 | Environmental monitoring, surveillance and risk management applications, environmental resources management, maritime management, earth topographic mapping, law enforcement, informative / science applications. | CSG SAR | 1519 | Sun-synchronous | 620 km | 97.1 mins | 97.8 deg | 16.0 | 6:00 | Ascending | http://www.asi.it | |||
| 740 | CYGNSS | Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System | NASA, NOAA | Currently being flown | 15 Dec 2016 | Sep 2020 | To understand the coupling between ocean surface properties, moist atmospheric thermodynamics, radiation and convective dynamics in the inner core of a Tropical Cyclone (TC) | DDMI (CYGNSS) | 1669 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 520 km | 95 mins | 35 deg | Ascending | http://aoss-research.engin.umich.edu/missions/cygnss/ | https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/datasetlist?ids=Platform&values=CYGNSS&view=list | ||||
| 776 | DESIS-on-ISS | DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer for MUSES | DLR | Currently being flown | 29 Jun 2018 | Dec 2019 | DESIS detects changes in the land surface, oceans and atmosphere; it will contribute to the development of effective measures to protect the environment and climate and allows scientists to detect changes in ecosystems and to make statements on the condition of forests and agricultural land. Among other things, its purpose is to secure and improve the global cultivation of food. | DESIS | 1734 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 407 km | 93 mins | 51.6 deg | Ascending | ||||||
| 423 | Diademe 1&2 | CNES | Currently being flown | 15 Feb 1967 | Dec 2050 | Geodetic measurements using satellite laser ranging. | RRA | 766 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 1200 km | 108 mins | 40 deg | TBD | http://galileo.crl.go.jp/ilrs/diademe.html | ||||||
| 853 | DMC3 | Disaster Monitoring Constellation-3 | UKSA | Currently being flown | 10 Jul 2015 | Oct 2022 | A constellation of 3 high resolution optical imaging satellites for land use monitoring, urban planning, crop monitoring and pollution monitoring | VHRI-100 | 1798 | Sun-synchronous | 649 km | 97.7 mins | 98 deg | 10:30 | Ascending | http://www.sstl.co.uk | ||||
| 306 | DMSP F-14 | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-14 | NOAA, USAF | Currently being flown | 04 Apr 1997 | Jan 2026 | The long-term meteorological programme of the US Department of Defense (DoD) - with the objective to collect and disseminate worldwide atmospheric, oceanographic, solar-geophyscial, and cloud cover data on a daily basis. Tactical use only; on-board tape recorders failed; special sensor microwave instrument no longer operational; no longer provides global data. | OLS, SSB/X-2, SSI/ES-2, SSJ/4, SSM, SSM/I, SSM/T-1, SSM/T-2 | 450, 632, 633, 634, 635, 451, 452, 453 | Sun-synchronous | 833 km | 101 mins | 98.7 deg | 20:29 | Ascending | http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html | ||||
| 345 | DMSP F-15 | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-15 | NOAA, USAF | Currently being flown | 12 Dec 1999 | Jan 2026 | The long-term meteorological programme of the US Department of Defense (DoD) - with the objective to collect and disseminate worldwide cloud cover data on a daily basis. (Primary operational satellite). | OLS, SSI/ES-2, SSJ/4, SSM, SSM/I, SSM/T-1, SSM/T-2 | 450, 633, 634, 635, 451, 452, 453 | Sun-synchronous | 833 km | 101 mins | 98.9 deg | 20:29 | Ascending | http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html | ||||
| 381 | DMSP F-16 | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-16 | NOAA, USAF | Currently being flown | 18 Oct 2003 | Jan 2026 | The long-term meteorological programme of the US Department of Defense (DoD) - with the objective to collect and disseminate worldwide cloud cover data on a daily basis. | OLS, SSI/ES-3, SSJ/5, SSM, SSM/IS, SSULI, SSUSI | 450, 739, 740, 635, 454, 741, 742 | Sun-synchronous | 833 km | 101 mins | 98.9 deg | 21:32 | Ascending | http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html | ||||
| 408 | DMSP F-17 | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-17 | NOAA, USAF | Currently being flown | 04 Nov 2006 | Jan 2026 | The long-term meteorological programme of the US Department of Defense (DoD) - with the objective to collect and disseminate worldwide cloud cover data on a daily basis. | OLS, SSI/ES-3, SSM, SSM/IS, SSULI, SSUSI | 450, 739, 635, 454, 741, 742 | Sun-synchronous | 850 km | 101 mins | 98.7 deg | 17:31 | Ascending | http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html | ||||
| 409 | DMSP F-18 | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-18 | NOAA, USAF | Currently being flown | 18 Oct 2009 | Jan 2026 | The long-term meteorological programme of the US Department of Defense (DoD) - with the objective to collect and disseminate worldwide cloud cover data on a daily basis. | OLS, SSI/ES-3, SSM, SSM/IS, SSULI, SSUSI | 450, 739, 635, 454, 741, 742 | Sun-synchronous | 850 km | 101 mins | 98.7 deg | 17:31 | Ascending | http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html | ||||
| 350 | DSCOVR | Deep Space Climate Observatory | NOAA, USAF, NASA | Currently being flown | 11 Feb 2015 | Feb 2020 | Measure a combination of solar phenomena and earth science measurements. Provides 15 min warning for solar storms (CME) events. Provides full disk Earth observations at 10 wavelengths with 2-4 hour cadence. This mission is positioned at the Earth-Sun L-1 point. | EPIC, ES, FC, NISTAR, PHA, PlasMag | 1615, 1648, 1783, 647, 1649, 1650 | Earth-Sun L-1 | 150000 km | 259200 mins | 1.0 | Every 3 months. | http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/DSCOVR/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=DSCOVR | ||||
| 913 | DubaiSat-2 | DubaiSat-2 | MBRSC, UAE SA | Currently being flown | 21 Nov 2013 | Nov 2020 | DubaiSat-2 is a continuation of the Knowledge Transfer Programme that started with the manufacturing of DubaiSat-1. It provides satellite imaging services at a resolution of 1 meter to meet the needs of local and international clients. The mission objectives are: to develop a mini satellite system of less than 300 kg for Earth observation; to provide electro-optical imagery, that can be commercialized, of the UAE and other areas with a spatial resolution of 1m PAN (panchromatic) and 4m MS (multispectral) from a reference orbit of 600 km altitude; to develop and implement new technologies, not used in DubaiSat-1, that can be used in future space programmes; and, to continue training for UAE's space programme. | HiRAIS | 1887 | Sun-synchronous | 600 km | 97.1 deg | 8.0 | 10:30:00 | Descending | https://mbrsc.ae/en/page/dubai-sat-2 | ||||
| 580 | EarthCARE | EarthCARE | ESA, JAXA | Approved | Jun 2022 | Jun 2025 | To Improve the understanding of atmospheric cloudâaerosol interactions and of the Earth's radiative balance towards enhancing climate and numerical weather prediction models. The 2 active and 2 passive instruments of EarthCARE make unique data product synergies possible. | ATLID, BBR (EarthCARE), CPR (EarthCARE), MSI (EarthCARE) | 374, 937, 372, 938 | Sun-synchronous | 393 km | 97 deg | 25.0 | 14:00 | Descending | http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/The_Living_Planet_Programme/Earth_Explorers/EarthCARE/ESA_s_cloud_aerosol_and_radiation_mission | ||||
| 765 | ECOSTRESS-on-ISS | International Space Station/ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) | NASA, USGS | Currently being flown | 29 Jun 2018 | Sep 2020 | Uses a high-resolution thermal infrared radiometer to measure plant evapotranspiration, the loss of water from growing leaves and evaporation from the soil. These data will reveal how ecosystems change with climate and provide a critical link between the water cycle and effectiveness of plant growth, both natural and agricultural. | ECOSTRESS | 1714 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 407 km | 93 mins | 51.6 deg | Ascending | https://ecostress.jpl.nasa.gov/ | https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/daacs/daac-lpdaac | ||||
| 530 | Elektro-L N2 | Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 11 Dec 2015 | Dec 2025 | Hydrometeorology, heliogeophysics, climatology, cloud information. | DCS , GGAK-E, MSU-GS | 799, 847, 784 | Geostationary | 35800 km | 76.0 | http://planet.iitp.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | ||||||
| 611 | Elektro-L N3 | Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 24 Dec 2019 | Dec 2029 | Hydrometeorology, heliogeophysics, climatology, cloud information. | DCS , GGAK-E, MSU-GS | 799, 847, 784 | Geostationary | 35800 km | 165.8 | http://planet.iitp.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | ||||||
| 873 | Elektro-L N4 | Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Approved | Dec 2021 | Dec 2031 | Hydrometeorology, heliogeophysics, climatology, cloud information. | DCS, GGAK-E, MSU-GS | 799, 847, 784 | Geostationary | 35800 km | |||||||||
| 874 | Elektro-L N5 | Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Approved | Dec 2022 | Dec 2032 | Hydrometeorology, heliogeophysics, climatology, cloud information. | DCS, GGAK-E, MSU-GS | 799, 847, 784 | Geostationary | 35800 km | |||||||||
| 600 | EnMAP | Environmental Mapping & Analysis Program | DLR | Approved | Apr 2021 | Nov 2025 | Hyperspectral imaging, land surface, geological and environmental investigation. | HSI | 964 | Sun-synchronous | 650 km | 97.5 mins | 21.0 | 11:00 | Descending | http://www.enmap.org/ | ||||
| 730 | ePOP on CASSIOPE | Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe on the CAScade, Smallsat and IOnospheric Polar Explorer | CSA, MDA | Currently being flown | 29 Sep 2013 | Apr 2024 | The ePOP probe observes the Earthâs ionosphere, where space meets the upper atmosphere. The instruments are used in conjunction with other satellite-based and ground-based instruments to analyze radio wave propagation in the ionosphere, measure the densities of ionized particles, and observe the aurora from space, all as they respond to space weather. The orbit is 450 km to 1500 km. Note: MDA is the owner and University of Calgary is the operator. | CER, FAI, GAP, IRM, MGF, NMS, RRI, SEI | 1656, 1705, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710, 1706, 1704 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 450 km | 101 mins | 81 deg | http://epop.phys.ucalgary.ca/ | http://epop.phys.ucalgary.ca/data.html | |||||
| 836 | FLEX | Fluorescence Explorer | ESA | Approved | Apr 2024 | Apr 2027 | Mapping vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity. | FLORIS | 1778 | Sun-synchronous | 815 km | Ascending | https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-future-missions/flex | |||||||
| 364 | FY-2D | FY-2D Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Currently being flown | 08 Dec 2006 | Dec 2019 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | IVISSR (FY-2) | 665 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -86.5 | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 365 | FY-2E | FY-2E Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Currently being flown | 23 Dec 2008 | Dec 2019 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | IVISSR (FY-2) | 665 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -105.0 | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 531 | FY-2F | FY-2F Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Currently being flown | 13 Jan 2012 | Dec 2019 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | IVISSR (FY-2) | 665 | Geostationary | 36000 km | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | |||||||
| 700 | FY-2G | FY-2G Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Currently being flown | 31 Dec 2014 | Dec 2019 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | Geostationary | 36000 km | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | |||||||||
| 701 | FY-2H | FY-2H Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Currently being flown | 05 Jun 2018 | Dec 2020 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | Geostationary | 36000 km | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | |||||||||
| 367 | FY-3B | FY-3B Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Currently being flown | 05 Nov 2010 | Dec 2019 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. (Experimental pre-cursor to FY-3C). | ERM, IRAS, MERSI, MWHS, MWRI, MWTS, SEM, SIM, TOU/SBUS, VIRR | 884, 666, 893, 669, 672, 895, 974, 975, 906, 684 | Sun-synchronous | 830 km | 101 mins | 98.753 deg | 14:00 | Ascending | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | |||
| 368 | FY-3C | FY-3C Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Currently being flown | 23 Sep 2013 | Dec 2019 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. (Operational follow-on to FY-3B). FY-3C suffered a problem on May 30th 2015 and has recovered gradually over time. At present, 10 of 12 onboard instruments are back in operation. | ERM, GNOS, IRAS, MERSI, MWHS-2, MWRI, MWTS-2, SES, SIM-2, TOU/SBUS, VIRR | 884, 1619, 666, 893, 1621, 672, 668, 1624, 1632, 906, 684 | Sun-synchronous | 830 km | 101 mins | 98.753 deg | 10:00 | Descending | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | |||
| 369 | FY-3D | FY-3D Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Currently being flown | 15 Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | ASI, GAS, GNOS, HIRAS, MERSI-2, MWHS-2, MWRI, MWTS-2, SES, WAI | 1616, 1618, 1619, 670, 1620, 1621, 672, 668, 1624, 1850 | Sun-synchronous | 830 km | 101 mins | 98.753 deg | 14:00 | Ascending | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | |||
| 370 | FY-3E | FY-3E Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Planned | 2019 | 2024 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | ASI, ERM-2, GNOS, HIRAS, MERSI-2, MWHS-2, MWTS-2, SES, SIM-2, WindRAD | 1616, 1617, 1619, 670, 1620, 1621, 668, 1624, 1632, 1625 | Sun-synchronous | 830 km | 101 mins | 98.753 deg | 10:00 | Descending | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | |||
| 371 | FY-3F | FY-3F Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Planned | 2021 | 2026 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | ASI, GAS, GNOS, HIRAS, MERSI-2, MVIRS, MWHS-2, MWRI, MWTS-2, SES | 1616, 1618, 1619, 670, 1620, 671, 1621, 672, 668, 1624 | Sun-synchronous | 830 km | 101 mins | 98.753 deg | 14:00 | Ascending | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | |||
| 372 | FY-3G | FY-3G Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Considered | 2022 | 2027 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | ASI, ERM-2, GNOS, HIRAS, MERSI-2, MVIRS, MWHS-2, MWTS-2, SIM-2 | 1616, 1617, 1619, 670, 1620, 671, 1621, 668, 1632 | Sun-synchronous | 10:00 | Descending | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 823 | FY-3H | FY-3H Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Planned | 2021 | 2028 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | ASI, ERM-2, GNOS, HIRAS, MERSI-2, MVIRS, MWHS-2, MWTS-2, OMS, SIM-2, WindRAD | 1616, 1617, 1619, 670, 1620, 671, 1621, 668, 1623, 1632, 1625 | Sun-synchronous | 10:00 | Descending | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 800 | FY-3RM-1 | FY-3 Rainfall Mission | NSMC-CMA | Considered | 2021 | 2026 | Raifall measurement. | GNOS, MERSI-S, MWRI, PR | 1619, 1759, 672, 1761 | |||||||||||
| 532 | FY-4A | FY-4A Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Currently being flown | 11 Dec 2016 | Dec 2023 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | AGRI, GIIRS, LMI, SEMIP/SEM | 892, 1779, 891, 1780 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -105.0 | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 533 | FY-4B | FY-4B Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Planned | 2019 | 2025 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | AGRI, GIIRS, LMI, SEMIP/SEM | 892, 1779, 891, 1780 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -105.0 | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 534 | FY-4C | FY-4C Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Planned | 2020 | 2027 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | AGRI, GIIRS, LMI, SEMIP/SEM | 892, 1779, 891, 1780 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -105.0 | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 535 | FY-4D | FY-4D Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Planned | 2023 | 2030 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | AGRI, GIIRS, LMI, SEMIP/SEM | 892, 1779, 891, 1780 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -105.0 | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 536 | FY-4E | FY-4E Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Planned | 2027 | 2034 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | AGRI, GIIRS, LMI, SEMIP/SEM | 892, 1779, 891, 1780 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -105.0 | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 824 | FY-4F | FY-4F Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Planned | 2030 | 2037 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | AGRI, GIIRS, LMI, SEMIP/SEM | 892, 1779, 891, 1780 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -105.0 | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 825 | FY-4G | FY-4G Geostationary Meteorological Satellite | NSMC-CMA, NRSCC | Planned | 2033 | 2040 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | AGRI, GIIRS, LMI, SEMIP/SEM | 892, 1779, 891, 1780 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -105.0 | http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/en/NSMC/Channels/outline.html | http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/PortalSite/Default.aspx | ||||||
| 360 | GCOM-C | Global Change Observation Mission-Climate | JAXA | Currently being flown | 23 Dec 2017 | Dec 2022 | Understanding of climate change mechanism. | SGLI | 901 | Sun-synchronous | 798 km | 101 mins | 98.6 deg | 3.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom/index_e.html | |||
| 459 | GCOM-W | Global Change Observation Mission-Water | JAXA | Currently being flown | 18 May 2012 | Dec 2019 | Understanding of the water cycle mechanism. | AMSR-2 | 883 | Sun-synchronous | 700 km | 98 mins | 98.2 deg | 13:30 | Ascending | http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom/index_e.html | https://gcom-w1.jaxa.jp/ https://www.gportal.jaxa.jp/gp/ | |||
| 766 | GEDI-on-ISS | International Space Station/Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Lidar | NASA | Currently being flown | 05 Dec 2018 | Mar 2021 | This project will use a laser-based system to study a range of climates, including the observation of the forest canopy structure over the tropics, and the tundra in high northern latitudes.This data will help scientists better understand the changes in natural carbon storage within the carbon cycle from both human-influenced activities and natural climate variations. | GEDI | 1717 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 407 km | 93 mins | 51.6 deg | Ascending | https://science.nasa.gov/missions/gedi | https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/daacs/daac-lpdaac | ||||
| 842 | GeoCarb | Geostationary Carbon Cycle Observatory | NASA | Approved | Dec 2022 | Dec 2026 | The GeoCarb mission provides persistent daytime measurements from a geostationary orbit (85° West +/- 10°) of the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO), and it also provides measurements of solar-induced fluorescence (SIF). By measuring daily over the Americans (55° N/S Latitude) CO2, CH4, and CO concentrations and SIF under changing conditions at fine spatial scales roughly (5kmx5km), GeoCarb enables determination of major anthropogenic sources of CO2 and CH4 and breakthrough investigations of their natural sources and sinks. This provides the basis for a transformational improvement in our understanding of the carbon cycle, and it demonstrates an effective approach to monitoring CO2 and CH4, the two most important greenhouse gasses that is synergistic with measurements from Low Earth Orbit (LEO). | Scanning Spectrometer (GeoCarb) | 1784 | Geostationary | 35786 km | 85.0 | https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/geocarb-a-new-view-of-carbon-over-the-americas | |||||||
| 525 | GEO-KOMPSAT-2A | Geostationary Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2A | KMA, Harris, KARI | Currently being flown | 04 Dec 2018 | Jul 2029 | Korea's geostationary meteorological satellite series. | Advanced MI | 1575 | Geostationary | 36000 km | 128.2 | ||||||||
| 669 | GEO-KOMPSAT-2B | Geostationary Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2B | KARI, KIOST, NIER, BATC | Approved | Feb 2020 | Feb 2030 | Korea's geostationary oceanographic and environmental satellite. | Advanced GOCI, GEMS | 1574, 1583 | Geostationary | ||||||||||
| 773 | GF-1 | Gaofen-1 | CRESDA | Currently being flown | 26 Apr 2013 | Dec 2020 | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface. | MUX (GF-1), PAN (GF-1), WFV | 1726, 1728, 1730 | Sun-synchronous | 644 km | 97.466 mins | 97.9 deg | 41.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http:/www.cresda.com/ | |||
| 774 | GF-2 | Gaofen-2 | CRESDA | Currently being flown | 19 Aug 2014 | Aug 2021 | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface. | MUX (GF-2), PAN (GF-2) | 1727, 1729 | Sun-synchronous | 631 km | 97.196 mins | 97.9 deg | 69.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.cresda.com/ | |||
| 847 | GF-3 | Gaofen-3 | CRESDA | Currently being flown | 10 Aug 2016 | Aug 2024 | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface. | C-SAR | 1787 | Sun-synchronous | 755 km | Descending | http://www.cresda.com/ | |||||||
| 822 | GF-4 | Gaofen-4 | CRESDA, NSMC-CMA | Currently being flown | 29 Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface. | MWIR (GF-4), VNIR (GF-4) | 1775, 1776 | Geostationary | 36000 km | 0 deg | http://www.cresda.com/ | |||||||
| 693 | GISAT | GEO HR IMAGER | ISRO | Approved | Mar 2020 | Mar 2030 | Crop assessment, vegetation dynamics, drought assessment; quick monitoring of disasters, natural hazard and calamities, episodic events and short term events, oceanographic applications. | HRMX-TIR, HRMX-VNIR, HYSI-SWIR, HYSI-VNIR | 1609, 1606, 1607, 1608 | Geostationary | 36000 km | |||||||||
| 495 | GOES-13 | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 13 | NOAA | Currently being flown | 24 May 2006 | Jun 2021 | Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, WEFAX. | A-DCS4, DCS (GOES-R Series), GOES Comms, Imager, LRIT, S&R (GOES), SEM (GOES), Sounder, SXI | 694, 954, 562, 331, 1501, 136, 637, 330, 141 | Geostationary | 36000 km | 75.0 | http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/index.html | |||||||
| 266 | GOES-14 | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 14 | NOAA | Currently being flown | 27 Jun 2009 | Jun 2024 | Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, WEFAX. On-orbit spare. | A-DCS4, DCS (GOES-R Series), GOES Comms, Imager, LRIT, S&R (GOES), SEM (GOES), Sounder, SXI | 694, 954, 562, 331, 1501, 136, 637, 330, 141 | Geostationary | 36000 km | 105.0 | http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/index.html | |||||||
| 335 | GOES-15 | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 15 | NOAA | Currently being flown | 04 Mar 2010 | Jun 2025 | Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, WEFAX. | A-DCS4, DCS (GOES-R Series), GOES Comms, Imager, LRIT, S&R (GOES), SEM (GOES), Sounder, SXI | 694, 954, 562, 331, 1501, 136, 637, 330, 141 | Geostationary | 36000 km | 135.0 | http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/index.html | |||||||
| 470 | GOES-16 | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 16 | NOAA, NASA | Currently being flown | 19 Nov 2016 | Nov 2026 | Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering. | ABI, DCS (GOES-R), EXIS, GLM, Magnetometer (NOAA), SEISS, SUVI | 870, 954, 951, 877, 878, 952, 953 | Geostationary | 36000 km | http://www.goes-r.gov/ | ||||||||
| 546 | GOES-17 | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 17 | NOAA, NASA | Currently being flown | 01 Mar 2018 | Oct 2026 | Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering. | ABI, DCS (GOES-R), EXIS, GLM, Magnetometer (NOAA), SEISS, SUVI | 870, 954, 951, 877, 878, 952, 953 | Geostationary | 36000 km | http://www.goes-r.gov/ | ||||||||
| 727 | GOES-T | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - T | NOAA, NASA | Planned | 2021 | 2034 | Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering. | ABI, DCS (GOES-R), EXIS, GLM, Magnetometer (NOAA), SEISS, SUVI | 870, 954, 951, 877, 878, 952, 953 | Geostationary | 36000 km | http://www.goes-r.gov/ | ||||||||
| 724 | GOES-U | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - U | NOAA, NASA | Approved | Dec 2024 | Oct 2038 | Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering. | ABI, CCOR, DCS (GOES-R Series), EXIS, GLM, Magnetometer (NOAA), SEISS, SUVI | 870, 1892, 954, 951, 877, 878, 952, 953 | Geostationary | 36000 km | http://www.goes-r.gov/ | ||||||||
| 917 | GOMX4 | GomSpace Express-4 | ESA, NSO | Currently being flown | 02 Feb 2018 | Dec 2020 | Demonstration of hyperspectral operations on a Cubesat. Demonstration of early warning capability leveraging heavy onboard processing for flooding, change detection, crop water factor, vegetation monitoring. Hyperspectral VNIR. | HyperScout | 1890 | Sun-synchronous | 500 km | 14:00:00 | Descending | |||||||
| 458 | GOSAT | Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite | JAXA, MOE (Japan), NIES (Japan) | Currently being flown | 23 Jan 2009 | Jan 2029 | Observation of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4) and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF). | TANSO-CAI, TANSO-FTS | 904, 905 | Sun-synchronous | 666 km | 98.18 mins | 98.06 deg | 3.0 | 13:00 | Descending | http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/GOSAT/index.html | https://data2.gosat.nies.go.jp/index_en.html | ||
| 721 | GOSAT-2 | Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite-2 | JAXA, MOE (Japan), NIES (Japan) | Currently being flown | 29 Oct 2018 | Mar 2024 | Observation of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, CO) and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF). | TANSO-CAI-2, TANSO-FTS-2 | 1654, 1655 | Sun-synchronous | 613 km | 96.9 mins | 97.8 deg | 6.0 | 13:00 | Descending | ||||
| 862 | GOSAT-3/AMSR3 | Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite-3 | JAXA, MOE (Japan), NIES (Japan) | Planned | 2022 | 2028 | Observation of greenhouse gases and understanding of water cycle mechanisms | AMSR-3, TANSO-FTS-3 | 1804, 1805 | Sun-synchronous | 666 km | 98.18 mins | 98.06 deg | 3.0 | 13:30 | Ascending | ||||
| 448 | GPM Core | Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Core spacecraft | NASA, JAXA | Currently being flown | 27 Feb 2014 | Sep 2020 | 3-year nominal mission life, 5-year goal. Study of global precipitation, evaporation, and the water cycle. The mission comprises a primary spacecraft with active and passive microwave instruments, and a number of âconstellation spacecraft' with passive microwave instruments. | DPR, GMI | 774, 773 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 407 km | 95 mins | 65 deg | TBD | http://gpm.gsfc.nasa.gov, http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/GPM/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=GPM Core | ||||
| 686 | GRACE-FO | Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment - Follow-on | NASA, GFZ | Currently being flown | 22 May 2018 | May 2023 | 5-year nominal mission life, Extremely high precision gravity measurements for use in construction of gravity field models. GRACE-FO will consists of two satellites (A, B) serving one mission in the same manner as the original GRACE mission | GRACE instrument, LRI, MWI | 987, 1667, 1668 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 500 km | 98 mins | 89 deg | TBD | https://www.nasa.gov/missions/grace-fo | https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/daacs/daac-podaac | ||||
| 728 | Himawari-8 | Himawari-8 | JMA | Currently being flown | 07 Oct 2014 | Dec 2029 | Meteorology, environmental monitoring, data collection platform | AHI, Himawari Comms, Himawari DCS | 1651, 1652, 1653 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -140.7 | https://www.jma-net.go.jp/msc/en/support/index.html | https://www.jma-net.go.jp/msc/en/support/index.html | ||||||
| 729 | Himawari-9 | Himawari-9 | JMA | Currently being flown | 02 Nov 2016 | Mar 2030 | Meteorology, environmental monitoring, data collection platform | AHI, Himawari Comms, Himawari DCS | 1651, 1652, 1653 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -140.7 | https://www.jma-net.go.jp/msc/en/support/index.html | https://www.jma-net.go.jp/msc/en/support/index.html | ||||||
| 463 | HJ-1A | Huan Jing-1A | CRESDA, CAST | Currently being flown | 06 Sep 2008 | Dec 2019 | Disaster and environment monitoring and forecasting. Small satellite constellation. | CCD (HJ), HSI (HJ-1A) | 823, 824 | Sun-synchronous | 649 km | 97.9 deg | 31.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.cresda.com/ | ||||
| 464 | HJ-1B | Huan Jing-1B | CRESDA, CAST | Currently being flown | 06 Sep 2008 | Dec 2019 | Disaster and environment monitoring and forecasting. Small satellite constellation. | CCD (HJ), IR (HJ-1B) | 823, 825 | Sun-synchronous | 649 km | 97.9 deg | 31.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.cresda.com/ | ||||
| 852 | HRSAT | High Resolution Satellite Constellation | ISRO | Approved | Aug 2020 | Aug 2025 | Large-scale cartographic mapping and natural resources assessment at 1:10000 scale | MX (HRSAT), PAN (HRSAT) | 1792, 1793 | Sun-synchronous | 660 km | 9:30 | Descending | |||||||
| 762 | HRWS SAR | High Resolution Wide Swath SAR | DLR | Planned | 2023 | 2031 | Cartography, land surface, civil planning and mapping, digital terrain models, environmental monitoring, digital elevation models. | HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR | 1696 | Sun-synchronous | 514 km | 94.85 mins | 97.4 deg | 11.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | ||||
| 826 | HY-1C | Ocean color satellite C | NSOAS, CAST | Currently being flown | 07 Sep 2018 | Dec 2020 | Detecting ocean colour and sea surface temperature. | COCTS, CZI | 827, 828 | Sun-synchronous | 798 km | 98.6 deg | 7.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.cast.cn/ | ||||
| 827 | HY-1D | Ocean color satellite D | NSOAS, CAST | Considered | 2019 | 2022 | Detecting ocean colour and sea surface temperature. | COCTS, CZI | 827, 828 | Sun-synchronous | 798 km | 98.6 deg | 7.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.cast.cn/ | ||||
| 828 | HY-1E | Ocean color satellite E | NSOAS, CAST | Considered | 2022 | 2025 | Detecting ocean colour and sea surface temperature. | COCTS, CZI | 827, 828 | Sun-synchronous | 798 km | 98.6 deg | 7.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.cast.cn/ | ||||
| 829 | HY-1F | Ocean color satellite F | NSOAS, CAST | Considered | 2023 | 2026 | Detecting ocean colour and sea surface temperature. | COCTS, CZI | 827, 828 | Sun-synchronous | 798 km | 98.6 deg | 7.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.cast.cn/ | ||||
| 609 | HY-2A | Ocean dynamics satellite A | NSOAS, CAST | Currently being flown | 16 Aug 2011 | Dec 2019 | Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography. | ALT, DORIS-NG, RAD, SCAT | 973, 181, 967, 972 | Sun-synchronous | 963 km | 104 mins | 99.3 deg | 14.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://www.naoas.gov.cn/ | |||
| 718 | HY-2B | Ocean dynamics satellite B | NSOAS, CAST | Currently being flown | 25 Oct 2018 | Dec 2020 | Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography. | ALT, RAD, SCAT | 973, 967, 972 | Sun-synchronous | 963 km | 99.3 deg | 14.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://www.naoas.gov.cn/ | ||||
| 719 | HY-2C | Ocean dynamics satellite C | NSOAS, CAST | Planned | 2019 | 2022 | Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography. | ALT, RAD, SCAT | 973, 967, 972 | Sun-synchronous | 963 km | 99.3 deg | 14.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://www.naoas.gov.cn/ | ||||
| 720 | HY-2D | Ocean dynamics satellite D | NSOAS, CAST | Planned | 2019 | 2022 | Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography. | ALT, RAD, SCAT | 973, 967, 972 | Sun-synchronous | 963 km | 99.3 deg | 14.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://www.naoas.gov.cn/ | ||||
| 830 | HY-2E | Ocean dynamics satellite E | NSOAS, CAST | Planned | 2021 | 2024 | Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography. | ALT, RAD, SCAT | 973, 967, 972 | Sun-synchronous | 963 km | 99.3 deg | 14.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://www.naoas.gov.cn/ | ||||
| 831 | HY-2F | Ocean dynamics satellite F | NSOAS, CAST | Planned | 2020 | 2023 | Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography. | ALT, RAD, SCAT | 973, 967, 972 | Sun-synchronous | 963 km | 99.3 deg | 14.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://www.naoas.gov.cn/ | ||||
| 832 | HY-2G | Ocean dynamics satellite G | NSOAS, CAST | Planned | 2022 | 2025 | Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography. | ALT, RAD, SCAT | 973, 967, 972 | Sun-synchronous | 963 km | 99.3 deg | 14.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://www.naoas.gov.cn/ | ||||
| 833 | HY-2H | Ocean dynamics satellite H | NSOAS, CAST | Considered | 2024 | 2027 | Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography. | ALT, RAD, SCAT | 973, 967, 972 | Sun-synchronous | 963 km | 99.3 deg | 14.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://www.naoas.gov.cn/ | ||||
| 615 | HY-3A | HY-3A | NSOAS, CAST | Planned | 2019 | 2024 | Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, etc. | WSAR | 988 | Sun-synchronous | ||||||||||
| 616 | HY-3B | HY-3B | NSOAS, CAST | Planned | 2020 | 2025 | Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, etc. | WSAR | 988 | Sun-synchronous | ||||||||||
| 617 | HY-3C | HY-3C | NSOAS, CAST | Planned | 2022 | 2027 | Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, etc. | WSAR | 988 | Sun-synchronous | ||||||||||
| 834 | HY-3D | HY-3D | NSOAS, CAST | Considered | 2024 | 2028 | Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, etc. | WSAR | 988 | Sun-synchronous | ||||||||||
| 613 | ICESat-2 | Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite 2 | NASA | Currently being flown | 15 Sep 2018 | Dec 2021 | 3-year nominal mission life, 5-year goal. Continue the assessment of polar ice changes and measure vegetation canopy heights, allowing estimates of biomass and carbon in aboveground vegetation in conjunction with related missions, and allow measurements of solid earth properties. | ATLAS | 998 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 500 km | 97 mins | 92 deg | 91.0 | TBD | https://icesat-2.gsfc.nasa.gov/ | https://icesat-2.gsfc.nasa.gov/data | |||
| 562 | Ingenio | Ingenio | CDTI, ESA | Approved | Mar 2020 | Jan 2025 | Cartography, land use, urban management, water management, agriculture and environmental monitoring, risk management and security. | PAN+MS (RGB+NIR) | 914 | Sun-synchronous | 685 km | 98 mins | 98 deg | 49.0 | 10:30 | Descending | ||||
| 442 | INSAT-3D | Indian National Satellite - 3D | ISRO | Currently being flown | 26 Jul 2013 | Jul 2020 | Meteorology, data collection and communication, search and rescue. | Imager (INSAT), Sounder (INSAT) | 788, 789 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -93.5 | http://www.isro.org/ | |||||||
| 707 | INSAT-3DR | Indian National Satellite - 3DR (repeat) | ISRO | Currently being flown | 08 Sep 2016 | Sep 2023 | Meteorology, data collection and communication, search and rescue. | Imager (INSAT), Sounder (INSAT) | 788, 789 | Geostationary | 36000 km | -93.5 | http://www.isro.org/ | |||||||
| 592 | Jason-3 | Jason-3 | EUMETSAT, NOAA, CNES, NASA | Currently being flown | 17 Jan 2016 | Mar 2021 | 3-year nominal mission lifetime, 5-year extended lifetime. Physical oceanography, geodesy/gravity, climate monitoring, marine meteorology. | AMR, DORIS-NG, GPSP, LRA, POSEIDON-3B Altimeter | 882, 181, 983, 106, 1633 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 1336 km | 112.4 mins | 66.05 deg | 10.0 | http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jason3/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=jason-3 | ||||
| 667 | JPSS-1 | Joint Polar Satellite System - 1 | NOAA, EUMETSAT, NASA | Currently being flown | 18 Nov 2017 | Sep 2024 | Meteorological, climatic, terrestrial, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical applications; global and regional environmental monitoring, search and rescue, data collection. | ATMS, CERES, CrIS, OMPS, VIIRS | 413, 397, 325, 681, 412 | Sun-synchronous | 833 km | 101.5 mins | 98.75 deg | 16.0 | 13:30 | Ascending | http://www.jpss.noaa.gov | |||
| 668 | JPSS-2 | Joint Polar Satellite System - 2 | NOAA, EUMETSAT, NASA | Approved | Dec 2021 | Dec 2028 | Meteorological, climatic, terrestrial, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical applications; global and regional environmental monitoring, search and rescue, data collection. Note that free-flyer options are being considered for the A-DCS4 and SARSAT instruments, though these are considered part of the JPSS system. | ATMS, CrIS, OMPS, OMPS-L, VIIRS | 413, 325, 681, 1718, 412 | Sun-synchronous | 833 km | 101.5 mins | 98.75 deg | 16.0 | 13:30 | Ascending | http://www.jpss.noaa.gov | |||
| 801 | JPSS-3 | Joint Polar Satellite System - 3 (Polar Follow-on) | NOAA, EUMETSAT, NASA | Planned | 2026 | 2033 | Meteorological, climatic, terrestrial, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical applications; global and regional environmental monitoring, search and rescue, data collection. Note that free-flyer options are being considered for the A-DCS4 and SARSAT instruments, though these are considered part of the JPSS system. Instrument complement for JPSS-3 and JPSS-4 remains TBD. | ATMS, CrIS, OMPS, OMPS-L, VIIRS | 413, 325, 681, 1718, 412 | Sun-synchronous | 833 km | 101.5 mins | 98.75 deg | 16.0 | 13:30 | Ascending | http://www.jpss.noaa.gov | |||
| 802 | JPSS-4 | Joint Polar Satellite System - 4 (Polar Follow-0n) | NOAA, EUMETSAT, NASA | Planned | 2031 | 2038 | Meteorological, climatic, terrestrial, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical applications; global and regional environmental monitoring, search and rescue, data collection. Note that free-flyer options are being considered for the A-DCS4 and SARSAT instruments, though these are considered part of the JPSS system. Instrument complement for JPSS-3 and JPSS-4 remains TBD. | ATMS, CrIS, OMPS, OMPS-L, VIIRS | 413, 325, 681, 1718, 412 | Sun-synchronous | 833 km | 101.5 mins | 98.75 deg | 16.0 | 13:30 | Ascending | http://www.jpss.noaa.gov | |||
| 610 | Kanopus-V | Environmental Satellite Kanopus-V | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 22 Jul 2012 | Dec 2019 | Disaster monitoring, forest fire detection, land surface, environmental monitoring. | MSS, PSS | 835, 834 | Sun-synchronous | 510 km | 94.7 mins | 97.4 deg | 5.0 | Ascending | http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; http://planet.iitp.ru | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | |||
| 792 | Kanopus-V N3 | Environmental Satellite Kanopus-V N3 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 01 Feb 2018 | Feb 2023 | Disaster monitoring, forest fire detection, land surface, environmental monitoring. | MSS, MSU-IK-SR, PSS | 835, 1692, 834 | Sun-synchronous | 510 km | 94.7 mins | 97.4 deg | 5.0 | Ascending | http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; http://planet.iitp.ru | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | |||
| 793 | Kanopus-V N4 | Environmental Satellite Kanopus-V N4 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 01 Feb 2018 | Feb 2023 | Disaster monitoring, forest fire detection, land surface, environmental monitoring. | MSS, MSU-IK-SR, PSS | 835, 1692, 834 | Sun-synchronous | 510 km | 94.7 mins | 97.4 deg | 5.0 | Ascending | http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; http://planet.iitp.ru | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | |||
| 794 | Kanopus-V N5 | Environmental Satellite Kanopus-V N5 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 27 Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Disaster monitoring, forest fire detection, land surface, environmental monitoring. | MSS, MSU-IK-SR, PSS | 835, 1692, 834 | Sun-synchronous | 510 km | 94.7 mins | 97.4 deg | 5.0 | Ascending | http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; http://planet.iitp.ru | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | |||
| 795 | Kanopus-V N6 | Environmental Satellite Kanopus-V N6 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 27 Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Disaster monitoring, forest fire detection, land surface, environmental monitoring. | MSS, MSU-IK-SR, PSS | 835, 1692, 834 | Sun-synchronous | 510 km | 94.7 mins | 97.4 deg | 5.0 | Ascending | http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; http://planet.iitp.ru | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | |||
| 625 | Kanopus-V-IR | Environmental Satellite Kanopus-V-IR | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 14 Jul 2017 | Jul 2021 | Disaster monitoring, forest fire detection, land surface, environmental monitoring. | MSS, MSU-IK-SR, PSS | 835, 1692, 834 | Sun-synchronous | 510 km | 94.7 mins | 97.4 deg | 5.0 | Ascending | http://www.federalspace.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; http://planet.iitp.ru | ||||
| 914 | KhalifaSat | KhalifaSat | MBRSC, UAE SA | Currently being flown | 29 Oct 2018 | Oct 2023 | KhalifaSat is the first satellite to be manufactured in the clean rooms at MBRSC space technology labs in Dubai. KhalifaSat will provide high-quality images at a resolution of 70 cm for a variety of uses. The main objectives of the KhalifaSat mission are to: develop a sub-meter resolution small satellite system to be used for global imaging and download; establish the necessary infrastructure for the development of the satellites in the UAE; and, contribute locally and internationally with value-added products and services derived from KhalifaSat images. | KHCS | 1888 | Sun-synchronous | 613 km | 97.13 deg | 8.0 | 13:30:00 | Descending | https://mbrsc.ae/en/page/khalifa-sat | ||||
| 407 | KOMPSAT-2 | Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite -2 | KARI, ASTRIUM, E-LOP | Currently being flown | 27 Jul 2006 | Dec 2019 | Cartography, land use and planning, disaster monitoring. | MSC | 735 | Sun-synchronous | 685 km | 98.5 mins | 98.1 deg | 28.0 | 10:50 | Ascending | http://kompsat.kari.re.kr/english/index.asp | |||
| 637 | KOMPSAT-3 | Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite -3 | KARI, ASTRIUM | Currently being flown | 18 May 2012 | May 2021 | Cartography, land use and planning, disaster monitoring. | AEISS | 1522 | Sun-synchronous | 685 km | 98.5 mins | 98.1 deg | 28.0 | 10:50 | Ascending | http://kompsat.kari.re.kr/english/index.asp | |||
| 698 | KOMPSAT-3A | Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite -3A | KARI | Currently being flown | 26 Mar 2015 | Mar 2022 | Cartography, land use and planning, disaster monitoring. | AEISS-A | 1614 | Sun-synchronous | 528 km | 98.5 mins | 98.1 deg | 28.0 | 10:50 | Ascending | http://kompsat.kari.re.kr/english/index.asp | |||
| 638 | KOMPSAT-5 | Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite -5 | KARI, TAS-i | Currently being flown | 22 Aug 2013 | Aug 2020 | Cartography, land use and planning, disaster monitoring. | COSI | 1523 | Sun-synchronous | 550 km | 98.5 mins | 98.1 deg | 28.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://kompsat.kari.re.kr/english/index.asp | |||
| 761 | KOMPSAT-6 | Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite -6 | KARI | Approved | Jun 2021 | Jun 2025 | Cartography, land use and planning, disaster monitoring | TBD | 1695 | Sun-synchronous | 550 km | 98.5 mins | 98.1 deg | 28.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://kompsat.kari.re.kr/english/index.asp | |||
| 850 | KOMPSAT-7 | Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite -7 | KARI, KAI | Approved | Sep 2021 | Sep 2025 | Cartography, land use and planning, disaster monitoring | AEISS-HR | 1789 | Sun-synchronous | 685 km | 98.5 mins | 98.1 deg | 28.0 | 10:50 | Ascending | http://kompsat.kari.re.kr/english/index.asp | |||
| 790 | Kondor-FKA N1 | SAR Satellite Kondor-FKA N1 | ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2021 | 2026 | Disaster monitoring, sea surface monitoring, information support of environmental managment | BRLK S-range | 1750 | TBD | TBD | 'http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | ||||||||
| 791 | Kondor-FKA N2 | SAR Satellite Kondor-FKA N2 | ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2022 | 2027 | Disaster monitoring, sea surface monitoring, information support of environmental managment | BRLK S-range | 1750 | TBD | TBD | 'http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | ||||||||
| 201 | LAGEOS-1 | Laser Geodynamics Satellite - 1 | NASA, ASI | Currently being flown | 04 May 1976 | May 2052 | Geodesy, crustal motion and gravity field measurements by laser ranging. | LRA (LAGEOS) | 1510 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 5900 km | 226 mins | 110 deg | http://www.asi.it | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=lageos-1 | |||||
| 238 | LAGEOS-2 | Laser Geodynamics Satellite - 2 | ASI, NASA | Currently being flown | 22 Oct 1992 | Oct 2052 | Geodesy, crustal motion and gravity field measurements by laser ranging. | LRA (LAGEOS) | 1510 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 5800 km | 223 mins | 52.6 deg | http://www.asi.it | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=lageos-2 | |||||
| 349 | Landsat 7 | Landsat 7 | USGS, NASA | Currently being flown | 15 Apr 1999 | Jul 2021 | 5-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Earth resources, land surface, environmental monitoring, agriculture and forestry, disaster monitoring and assessment, ice and snow cover. The LST will be allowed to drift below the mission specification towards end of mission life. | ETM+ | 322 | Sun-synchronous | 705 km | 98.9 mins | 98.2 deg | 16.0 | 10:03 | Descending | http://landsat.usgs.gov/, http://www.nasa.gov/landsat | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=landsat 7 | ||
| 547 | Landsat 8 | Landsat 8 | USGS, NASA | Currently being flown | 11 Feb 2013 | May 2023 | 5-year mission design life with at least 10 years of consumables. Earth resources, land surface, environmental monitoring, agriculture and forestry, disaster monitoring and assessment, ice and snow cover. | OLI, TIRS | 897, 1524 | Sun-synchronous | 705 km | 98.9 mins | 98.2 deg | 16.0 | 10:11 | Descending | http://landsat.usgs.gov/, https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/landsat-8/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=landsat 8 | ||
| 772 | Landsat 9 | Landsat 9 | NASA, USGS | Approved | Dec 2020 | Mar 2025 | 5-year mission design life with at least 10 years of consumables. Earth resources, land surface, environmental monitoring, agriculture and forestry, disaster monitoring and assessment, ice and snow cover. | OLI-2, TIRS-2 | 1769, 1746 | Sun-synchronous | 705 km | 98.9 mins | 98.2 deg | 16.0 | 10:00 | Descending | http://landsat.usgs.gov/, https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/landsat-9/ | |||
| 19 | LARES | LAser RElativity Satellite | ASI | Currently being flown | 13 Feb 2012 | Feb 2052 | Scientific objectives are the measurement of the dragging of inertial frames due to the Earth's angular momentum, or Lense-Thirring effect, and a high precision test of the Earth's gravitomagnetic field with accuracy of the order of a few percent. Gravitomagnetic field and dragging of inertial frames are predictions of Einstein's theory of General Relativity. In addition, LARES will allow other measurements in geodesy and geodynamics. | LCCRA | 772 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 1450 km | 99.1 mins | 71 deg | Not defined | Ascending | http://www.asi.it | ||||
| 780 | LIS-on-ISS | International Space Station/Lightning Imaging Sensor | NASA | Currently being flown | 19 Feb 2017 | Sep 2020 | Spare LIS unit from the TRMM mission. NASA selected the LIS spare hardware to fly to the space station in order to take advantage of the orbiting laboratoryâs high inclination. Will monitor global lightning for Earth science studies, provide cross-sensor calibration and validation with other space-borne instruments, and ground-based lightning networks. LIS will also supply real-time lightning data over data-sparse regions, such as oceans, to support operational weather forecasting and warning. | LIS Copy | 1877 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 405 km | 90 mins | 51 deg | http://lightning.nsstc.nasa.gov/lis/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=isslis | |||||
| 747 | LOTUSat 1 | LOTUSat 1 | VAST | Planned | 2023 | 2028 | Natural Hazard prevention | LOTUSat 1 SAR | 1678 | Sun-synchronous | 505 km | 97 deg | ||||||||
| 748 | LOTUSat 2 | LOTUSat 2 | VAST | Considered | 2023 | 2028 | Natural Hazard prevention | LOTUSat 1 SAR | 1678 | Sun-synchronous | 505 km | 97 deg | ||||||||
| 815 | MAIA | Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols | NASA | Approved | Dec 2021 | Dec 2024 | To determine associations between different types of airborne particulate matter and adverse human health outcomes. | MAIA | 1768 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||||
| 375 | MEGHA-TROPIQUES | Megha-Tropiques | CNES, ISRO | Currently being flown | 12 Oct 2011 | Dec 2020 | Study of the inter-tropical zone and its convective systems (water and energy cycles). | MADRAS, ROSA, SAPHIR, ScaRaB | 865, 927, 675, 382 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 867 km | 102.16 mins | 20 deg | Ascending | http://smsc.cnes.fr/MEGHAT/ | |||||
| 678 | MERLIN | Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission | CNES, DLR | Approved | Dec 2023 | Nov 2026 | Global atmospheric methane concentration. | IPDA LIDAR | 1590 | Sun-synchronous | 500 km | 90 mins | 28.0 | 6:00 or 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.dlr.de/rd/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-2440/3586_read-31672/ | ||||
| 477 | Meteor-M N2 | Meteorological Satellite Meteor-M N2 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 08 Jul 2014 | Dec 2019 | Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, Earth resources and environmental monitoring. | DCS , GGAK-M, IKFS-2, KMSS, MSU-MR, MTVZA, Severjanin | 799, 853, 778, 801, 779, 673, 900 | Sun-synchronous | 832 km | 101 mins | 98.77 deg | 1.0 | 09:30 | Ascending | http://planet.iitp.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | ||
| 736 | Meteor-M N2-2 | Meteorological Satellite Meteor-M N2-2 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 05 Jul 2019 | Mar 2024 | Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, Earth resources and environmental monitoring. | BRLK, DCS, GGAK-M, IKFS, KMSS, MSU-MR, MTVZA | 900, 799, 853, 778, 801, 779, 673 | Sun-synchronous | 832 km | 101 mins | 98.77 deg | TBD | Ascending | http://planet.iitp.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | |||
| 813 | Meteor-M N2-3 | Meteorological Satellite Meteor-M N2-3 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2020 | 2025 | Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, Earth resources and environmental monitoring. | BRLK, DCS, GGAK-M, IKFS, KMSS, MSU-MR, MTVZA | 900, 799, 853, 778, 801, 779, 673 | Sun-synchronous | 832 km | 101 mins | 98.77 deg | TBD | Ascending | http://planet.iitp.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | |||
| 810 | Meteor-M N2-4 | Meteorological Satellite Meteor-M N2-4 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2021 | 2026 | Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, Earth resources and environmental monitoring. | BRLK, DCS, GGAK-M, IKFS, KMSS, MSU-MR, MTVZA | 900, 799, 853, 778, 801, 779, 673 | Sun-synchronous | 832 km | 101 mins | 98.77 deg | TBD | Ascending | http://planet.iitp.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | |||
| 811 | Meteor-M N2-5 | Meteorological Satellite Meteor-M N2-5 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2023 | 2028 | Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, Earth resources and environmental monitoring. | BRLK, DCS, GGAK-M, IKFS, KMSS, MSU-MR, MTVZA | 900, 799, 853, 778, 801, 779, 673 | Sun-synchronous | 832 km | 101 mins | 98.77 deg | TBD | Ascending | http://planet.iitp.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | |||
| 875 | Meteor-M N2-6 | Meteorological Satellite Meteor-M N2-6 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2024 | 2029 | Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, Earth resources and environmental monitoring. | BRLK, DCS, GGAK-M, IKFS, KMSS, MSU-MR, MTVZA | 900, 799, 853, 778, 801, 779, 673 | Sun-synchronous | 832 km | 101 mins | 98.77 deg | TBD | Ascending | http://planet.iitp.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites; | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | |||
| 623 | Meteor-MP N1 | Meteor-MP Meteorological Satellite N1 | ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2026 | 2028 | Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, DCS. | Advanced DCS , Advanced GGAK-M, Advanced IKFS-2, Advanced KMSS, Advanced MSU-MR, Advanced MTVZA, Advanced Radiomet, Advanced SAR , Advanced Scatterometer , TGSP | 1571, 1572, 1566, 1565, 1564, 1567, 1570, 1569, 1568, 1573 | Sun-synchronous | 830 km | 98.7 deg | 21:30 | http://planet.iitp.ru | ||||||
| 681 | Meteor-MP N2 | Meteor-MP Meteorological Satellite N2 | ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2027 | 2029 | Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, DCS. | Advanced DCS , Advanced GGAK-M, Advanced IKFS-2, Advanced KMSS, Advanced MSU-MR, Advanced MTVZA, Advanced Radiomet, Advanced SAR , Advanced Scatterometer , TGSP | 1571, 1572, 1566, 1565, 1564, 1567, 1570, 1569, 1568, 1573 | Sun-synchronous | 836 km | 98.7 deg | 9:30 | http://planet.iitp.ru | ||||||
| 682 | Meteor-MP N3 | Meteor-MP Meteorological Satellite N3 | ROSHYDROMET | Planned | 2028 | 2030 | Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, DCS. | Advanced DCS , Advanced GGAK-M, Advanced IKFS-2, Advanced KMSS, Advanced MSU-MR, Advanced MTVZA, Advanced Radiomet, Advanced SAR , Advanced Scatterometer , TGSP | 1571, 1572, 1566, 1565, 1564, 1567, 1570, 1569, 1568, 1573 | Sun-synchronous | http://planet.iitp.ru | |||||||||
| 260 | Meteosat-10 | Meteosat Second Generation-3 | EUMETSAT, ESA | Currently being flown | 05 Jul 2012 | Sep 2030 | Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles. Meteosat 1-7 are first generation. Meteosat 8-11 are second generation and known as MSG in the development phase. | GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI | 303, 296, 302 | Geostationary | 35779 km | 1436 mins | 0 deg | 9.5 | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/DataRegistration/index.html | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/DataRegistration/index.html | ||||
| 451 | Meteosat-11 | Meteosat Second Generation-4 | EUMETSAT, ESA | Currently being flown | 15 Jul 2015 | Dec 2033 | Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles. Meteosat 1-7 are first generation. Meteosat 8-11 are second generation and known as MSG in the development phase. | GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI | 303, 296, 302 | Geostationary | 35779 km | 1436 mins | 0 deg | 0.0 | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en? | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/ServiceStatus/index.html | ||||
| 229 | Meteosat-8 | Meteosat Second Generation-1 | EUMETSAT, ESA | Currently being flown | 28 Aug 2002 | Jun 2020 | Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles. Meteosat 1-7 are first generation. Meteosat 8-11 are second generation and known as MSG in the development phase. | GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI | 303, 296, 302 | Geostationary | 35779 km | 1436 mins | 5.9 deg | 41.5 | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en? | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/ServiceStatus/index.html | ||||
| 259 | Meteosat-9 | Meteosat Second Generation-2 | EUMETSAT, ESA | Currently being flown | 22 Dec 2005 | Oct 2024 | Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles. Meteosat 1-7 are first generation. Meteosat 8-11 are second generation and known as MSG in the development phase. | GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI | 303, 296, 302 | Geostationary | 35779 km | 1436 mins | 3.5 deg | 3.5 | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en? | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/ServiceStatus/index.html | ||||
| 261 | Metop-A | Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - A | EUMETSAT, NOAA, CNES, ESA | Currently being flown | 19 Oct 2006 | Dec 2021 | Meteorology, climatology. Metop-A is in a drifting LST orbit since August 2017 and LTAN is drifting from the original 09:30 to expected 07:30 by end-of-life. | AMSU-A, ARGOS, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS, S&R (NOAA), SEM (POES) | 312, 154, 308, 403, 307, 306, 564, 305, 304, 189, 65 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 824 km | 101.4 mins | 98.6 deg | 29.0 | 9:05 (Snapshot) | Descending | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en? | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | ||
| 230 | Metop-B | Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - B | EUMETSAT, NOAA, CNES, ESA | Currently being flown | 17 Sep 2012 | Sep 2024 | Meteorology, climatology. Due to a hardware problem on the Metop-B satellite, the A-DCS3 instrument is only supporting an ARGOS-2 service. | AMSU-A, ARGOS, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS, S&R (NOAA), SEM (POES) | 312, 154, 308, 403, 307, 306, 564, 305, 304, 189, 65 | Sun-synchronous | 824 km | 101.4 mins | 98.7 deg | 29.0 | 9:30 | Descending | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/DataRegistration/index.html | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/DataRegistration/index.html | ||
| 231 | Metop-C | Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - C | EUMETSAT, NOAA, CNES, ESA | Currently being flown | 07 Nov 2018 | Sep 2023 | Meteorology, climatology. | A-DCS3, AMSU-A, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, IASI, MHS, SEM (POES) | 154, 312, 308, 403, 307, 306, 305, 304, 65 | Sun-synchronous | 824 km | 101.4 mins | 98.7 deg | 29.0 | 9:30 | Descending | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/DataRegistration/index.html | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/DataRegistration/index.html | ||
| 557 | METOP-SG A1 | EUMETSAT Polar System, Second Generation | EUMETSAT, DLR, COM, CNES, ESA | Approved | Nov 2022 | May 2030 | Meteorology, climatology. EPS-SG-a carries the Sentinel-5 mission. 3 satellites. | 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5) | 1627, 1626, 965, 1663, 1628, 1504 | Sun-synchronous | 824 km | 101.4 mins | 98.7 deg | 29.0 | 9:30 | Descending | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/FutureSatellites/EUMETSATPolarSystemSecondGeneration/index.html | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | ||
| 838 | METOP-SG A2 | EUMETSAT Polar System, Second Generation | EUMETSAT, DLR, COM, CNES, ESA | Approved | Nov 2029 | May 2037 | Meteorology, climatology. EPS-SG-a carries the Sentinel-5 mission. 3 satellites. | 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5) | 1627, 1626, 965, 1663, 1628, 1504 | Sun-synchronous | 824 km | 101.4 mins | 98.7 deg | 29.0 | 9:30 | Descending | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/FutureSatellites/EUMETSATPolarSystemSecondGeneration/index.html | |||
| 839 | METOP-SG A3 | EUMETSAT Polar System, Second Generation | EUMETSAT, DLR, COM, CNES, ESA | Approved | Nov 2036 | May 2044 | Meteorology, climatology. EPS-SG-a carries the Sentinel-5 mission. 3 satellites. | 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5) | 1627, 1626, 965, 1663, 1628, 1504 | Sun-synchronous | 824 km | 101.4 mins | 98.7 deg | 29.0 | 9:30 | Descending | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/FutureSatellites/EUMETSATPolarSystemSecondGeneration/index.html | |||
| 702 | METOP-SG B1 | EUMETSAT Polar System, Second Generation | EUMETSAT, CNES, ESA | Approved | Nov 2023 | May 2031 | Meteorology, climatology. 3 satellites. | ARGOS-4, ICI, MWI, RO, SCA | 694, 1662, 1630, 1628, 1631 | Sun-synchronous | 824 km | 101.4 mins | 98.7 deg | 29.0 | 9:30 | Descending | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/FutureSatellites/EUMETSATPolarSystemSecondGeneration/index.html | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | ||
| 840 | METOP-SG B2 | EUMETSAT Polar System, Second Generation | EUMETSAT, CNES, ESA | Approved | Nov 2030 | May 2038 | Meteorology, climatology. 3 satellites. | ARGOS-4, ICI, MWI, RO, SCA | 694, 1662, 1630, 1628, 1631 | Sun-synchronous | 824 km | 101.4 mins | 98.7 deg | 29.0 | 9:30 | Descending | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/FutureSatellites/EUMETSATPolarSystemSecondGeneration/index.html | |||
| 841 | METOP-SG B3 | EUMETSAT Polar System, Second Generation | EUMETSAT, CNES, ESA | Approved | Nov 2037 | May 2045 | Meteorology, climatology. 3 satellites. | A-DCS4, ICI, MWI, RO, SCA | 694, 1662, 1630, 1628, 1631 | Sun-synchronous | 824 km | 101.4 mins | 98.7 deg | 29.0 | 9:30 | Descending | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/FutureSatellites/EUMETSATPolarSystemSecondGeneration/index.html | |||
| 915 | MeznSat | MeznSat | UAE SA, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, Khalifa University | Approved | Dec 2019 | Dec 2022 | MeznSat is a 3U CubeSat to be developed, built and tested primarily by university students to detect Greenhouse Gas (GHG) concentrations. | ARGUS 2000 | 1885 | Sun-synchronous | 500 km | 90 mins | 97 deg | 2.0 | 12:00:00 | |||||
| 858 | MicroCarb | MicroCarb | CNES, UKSA | Approved | Dec 2020 | Dec 2023 | The objective of the MicroCarb mission being to measure the CO2 concentration with extreme precision (of the order of 1 ppm, which is 0.3 %). | Microcarb | 1799 | Sun-synchronous | 650 km | 21.0 | 10:30 | Descending | https://microcarb.cnes.fr/en/MICROCARB/GP_mission.htm | |||||
| 879 | MicroDragon | MicroDragon | VAST, Keio University | Currently being flown | 18 Jan 2019 | Dec 2020 | Aquaculture supporting | MicroDragon SMI & TPI | 1820 | Sun-synchronous | ||||||||||
| 548 | MTG-I1 (imaging) | Meteosat Third Generation - Imaging Satellite 1 | EUMETSAT, ESA | Approved | Oct 2021 | Apr 2030 | Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles. | FCI, LI | 885, 890 | Geostationary | 35779 km | 1436 mins | 0.0 | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | |||||
| 587 | MTG-I2 (imaging) | Meteosat Third Generation - Imaging Satellite 2 | EUMETSAT, ESA | Approved | Jun 2025 | Dec 2033 | Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles. | FCI, LI | 885, 890 | Geostationary | 35779 km | 1436 mins | 0.0 | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en? | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | |||||
| 588 | MTG-I3 (imaging) | Meteosat Third Generation - Imaging Satellite 3 | EUMETSAT, ESA | Approved | Oct 2029 | Apr 2038 | Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles. | FCI, LI | 885, 890 | Geostationary | 35779 km | 1436 mins | 0.0 | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en? | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | |||||
| 589 | MTG-I4 (imaging) | Meteosat Third Generation - Imaging Satellite 4 | EUMETSAT, ESA | Approved | Oct 2033 | Apr 2042 | Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles. | FCI, LI | 885, 890 | Geostationary | 35779 km | 1436 mins | 0.0 | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en? | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | |||||
| 556 | MTG-S1 (sounding) | Meteosat Third Generation S1 Sounding Satellite 1 | EUMETSAT, COM, ESA | Approved | Jun 2023 | Dec 2031 | Supporting European atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. MTG S1 carries the Sentinel-4 A mission. | IRS, UVN | 950, 949 | Geostationary | 35779 km | 1436 mins | 0.0 | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | |||||
| 618 | MTG-S2 (sounding) | Meteosat Third Generation S2 Sounding Satellite 2 | EUMETSAT, COM, ESA | Approved | Dec 2031 | Jun 2040 | Supporting European atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. MTG S2 carries the Sentinel-4 B mission. | IRS, UVN | 950, 949 | Geostationary | 35779 km | 1436 mins | 0.0 | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en? | http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/DataAccess/index.htm?l=en | |||||
| 880 | NanoDragon | NanoDragon | VAST | Planned | 2021 | 2021 | Technology demonstration of vessels monitoring | NanoDragon Color camera & AIS receiver | 1819 | TBD | ||||||||||
| 564 | NigeriaSat-2 | Nigeria Earth Observation Satellite 2 | NASRDA | Currently being flown | 17 Aug 2011 | Dec 2019 | Small satellite mission with technical and scientific objectives (environmental) monitoring. | NigeriaSat Medium and High Resolution | 916 | Sun-synchronous | 700 km | 97 mins | 98 deg | 4.0 | Descending | http://www.nasrda.gov.ng | ||||
| 680 | NigeriaSat-X | Nigeria Earth Observation Satellite X | NASRDA | Currently being flown | 17 Aug 2011 | Dec 2019 | Small satellite mission with technical and scientific objectives (capability demonstration). | NigeriaSat Medium Resolution | 1595 | Sun-synchronous | 700 km | 97 mins | 98 deg | 10:15 | Descending | http://www.nasrda.gov.ng | ||||
| 642 | NISAR | NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar | NASA, ISRO | Approved | Jan 2022 | Sep 2025 | 3-year mission to study solid earth deformation (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides), changes in ice (glaciers, sea ice) and changes in vegetation biomass | L-band SAR, S-band SAR | 1526, 1665 | Sun-synchronous | 747 km | 100 mins | 98 deg | 12.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://nisar.jpl.nasa.gov | https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/daacs/daac-asf | ||
| 106 | NOAA-18 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 18 | NOAA | Currently being flown | 20 May 2005 | Dec 2019 | Meteorology, agriculture and forestry, environmental monitoring, climatology, physical oceanography, volcanic eruption monitoring, ice and snow cover, total ozone studies, space environment, solar flux analysis, search and rescue. The EOL date is based on a reliability and health & status analysis; the date shown is at the 60% confidence level. | AMSU-A, ARGOS, AVHRR/3, HIRS/4, MHS, NOAA Comms, S&R (NOAA), SBUV/2, SEM (POES) | 312, 154, 403, 564, 304, 561, 189, 318, 65 | Sun-synchronous | 870 km | 102.1 mins | 98.75 deg | 14:00 | Ascending | http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/index.html | ||||
| 113 | NOAA-19 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19 | NOAA | Currently being flown | 04 Feb 2009 | Jul 2021 | Meteorology, agriculture and forestry, environmental monitoring, climatology, physical oceanography, volcanic eruption monitoring, ice and snow cover, total ozone studies, space environment, solar flux analysis, search and rescue. The EOL date is based on a reliability and health & status analysis; the date shown is at the 60% confidence level. | AMSU-A, ARGOS-3, ARGOS-4, AVHRR/3, HIRS/4, LRIT, MHS, NOAA Comms, S&R (NOAA), SBUV/2, SEM (POES) | 312, 154, 694, 403, 564, 1501, 304, 561, 189, 318, 65 | Sun-synchronous | 870 km | 102.1 mins | 98.75 deg | 14:00 | Ascending | http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/index.html | ||||
| 746 | NORSAT-1 | NorSat-1 | NOSA | Currently being flown | 14 Jul 2017 | Jul 2020 | Enhanced AIS performance; total solar irradiance; langmuir probe | AIS, Langmuir Probe, TSI | 1699, 1700, 1701 | Sun-synchronous | 592 km | 96.5 mins | 97.6 deg | 11:50:00 | Descending | |||||
| 785 | NORSAT-2 | NorSat-2 | NOSA | Currently being flown | 14 Jul 2017 | Jul 2020 | The satellite carres multiple antennas for reception of AIS signals. It also contains equipment for testing of VDES (VHF data exchange system). | AIS, VDES Test Mission | 1699, 1742 | Sun-synchronous | 591 km | 96.5 mins | 97.6 deg | 11:55:00 | Descending | |||||
| 856 | NovaSAR-1 | NovaSAR-1 | UKSA, CSIRO | Currently being flown | 16 Sep 2018 | Oct 2025 | NovaSAR-1 is a low cost spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) programme employing a novel small satellite design capable of supporting the requirements of a high performance SAR payload. The main applications include maritime and forestry. | AIS, S-band SAR | 1821, 1797 | Sun-synchronous | 583 km | 96.3 mins | 97.7 deg | 16.0 | 10:30 | Ascending | http://www.sstl.co.uk | |||
| 753 | Obzor-R N1 | SAR Operative Monitoring Satellite Obzor-R N1 | ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2021 | 2025 | Operative Earth and disaster monitoring. | BRLK X-range | 1751 | Sun-synchronous | 2.0 | TBD | http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | |||||||
| 755 | Obzor-R N2 | SAR Operative Monitoring Satellite Obzor-R N2 | ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2026 | 2030 | Operative Earth and disaster monitoring. | BRLK X-range | 1751 | Sun-synchronous | 2.0 | TBD | http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | |||||||
| 278 | OCEANSAT-2 | Ocean Satellite-2 | ISRO | Currently being flown | 24 Sep 2009 | Dec 2019 | Ocean and atmosphere applications. | OCM, ROSA, Scatterometer (OCEANSAT-2) | 464, 899, 752 | Sun-synchronous | 720 km | 99.31 mins | 98.28 deg | 2.0 | 12:00 | Descending | http://www.isro.org/ | |||
| 571 | OCEANSAT-3 | Ocean Satellite-3 | ISRO | Approved | Jan 2020 | Mar 2024 | Ocean and atmosphere applications. | ARGOS-4, OCM (Oceansat-3), Scatterometer (Oceansat-3), SSTM-1 (Oceansat-3) | 694, 935, 1749, 929 | Sun-synchronous | 720 km | 99.31 mins | 98.28 deg | 2.0 | 12:00 | Descending | http://www.isro.org/ | |||
| 820 | OCEANSAT-3A | Ocean Satellite-3A | ISRO | Approved | Oct 2020 | Mar 2025 | Ocean and atmosphere applications. | OCM (Oceansat-3), SSTM-1 (Oceansat-3) | 935, 929 | Sun-synchronous | 720 km | 99.31 mins | 98.28 deg | 2.0 | 12:00 | Descending | http://www.isro.org/ | |||
| 655 | OCO-2 | Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 | NASA | Currently being flown | 02 Jul 2014 | Sep 2020 | High resolution carbon dioxide measurements to characterize sources and sinks on regional scales and quantify their variability over the seasonal cycle. | Spectrometer (OCO-2) | 1558 | Sun-synchronous | 705 km | 98.8 mins | 98.2 deg | 16.0 | 13:30 | Ascending | http://oco.jpl.nasa.gov/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=OCO-2 | ||
| 741 | OCO-3-on-ISS | ISS/Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 | NASA | Currently being flown | 04 May 2019 | May 2022 | High resolution carbon dioxide measurements to characterize sources and sinks on regional scales and quantify their variability over the seasonal cycle. | Spectrometer (OCO-3) | 1671 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 410 km | 93 mins | 51.6 deg | Ascending | http://oco3.jpl.nasa.gov | |||||
| 388 | Odin | Odin | SNSA, TEKES, CNES, CSA, ESA | Currently being flown | 20 Feb 2001 | Dec 2019 | Atmospheric research, stratospheric ozone chemistry, mesospheric ozone science, summer mesospheric science. | OSIRIS, SMR | 662, 743 | Sun-synchronous | 570 km | 97.6 mins | 97.65 deg | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.ohb-sweden.se/odin | ||||
| 480 | Oersted | Oersted | DNSC, CNES | Currently being flown | 21 Nov 1999 | Dec 2019 | Earth magnetic field mapping. | CSC FVM, GPSRO (Oersted), Overhauser Magnetometer, SI | 990, 1552, 989, 991 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 655 km | 100 mins | 96.5 deg | TBD | http://web.dmi.dk/projects/oersted/ | |||||
| 684 | PACE | Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem | NASA, NSO, SRON | Planned | 2022 | 2025 | Phase-2 DS mission, 3-year nominal mission. Aerosol and cloud profiles for climate and water cycle; ocean colour for open ocean biogeochemistry. | HARP-2, OCI, SPEXone | 1899, 1597, 1898 | Sun-synchronous | 677 km | 98 mins | 98 deg | 16.0 | 13:00 | Ascending | https://pace.gsfc.nasa.gov | https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/daacs/daac-obdaac | ||
| 627 | PAZ | PAZ | HISDESAT, CDTI, INTA | Currently being flown | 22 Feb 2018 | Feb 2023 | Security, land use, urban management, environmental monitoring, risk management. | Paz SAR-X | 1514 | Sun-synchronous | 514 km | 95 mins | 97.44 deg | 11.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.hisdesat.es | |||
| 918 | PhiSat-1 | PhiSat-1 | ESA, NSO | Approved | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Demonstration of hyperspectral and thermal imaging on a 6U Cubesat. Demonstration of Artificial Intelligence accelerator. Cloud screening in-orbit will be the first AI application. Other applications are: high resolution by data fusion between hyperspectral and thermal; evapotranspiration and agriculture applications; thermal inertia and soil moisture; Urban Heat Island; assisting search and rescue for pyroclastic flow/surge deposits; oil spills; fire monitoring, underground fires; and, water quality. | HyperScout-2 | 1891 | Sun-synchronous | 540 km | 95 mins | 98 deg | 10:30:00 | Ascending | |||||
| 478 | Pleiades 1A | CNES | Currently being flown | 17 Dec 2011 | Dec 2019 | Cartography, land use, risk, agriculture and forestry, civil planning and mapping, digital terrain models, defence. | HiRI | 887 | Sun-synchronous | 694 km | 26.0 | 10:15 | Descending | http://smsc.cnes.fr/PLEIADES/Fr/index.htm | ||||||
| 479 | Pleiades 1B | CNES | Currently being flown | 02 Dec 2012 | Dec 2020 | Cartography, land use, risk, agriculture and forestry, civil planning and mapping, digital terrain models, defence. | HiRI | 887 | Sun-synchronous | 694 km | 10:15 | Descending | http://smsc.cnes.fr/PLEIADES/Fr/index.htm | |||||||
| 396 | PRISMA | PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa | ASI | Currently being flown | 22 Mar 2019 | Apr 2024 | Land surface, agriculture and forestry, regional geology, land use studies, water resources, vegetation studies, coastal studies and soils. | HYC, PAN CAMERA | 705, 832 | Sun-synchronous | 615 km | 97 mins | 97.9 deg | 29.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.asi.it | |||
| 403 | PROBA | Project for On-Board Autonomy | ESA | Currently being flown | 22 Oct 2001 | Dec 2019 | PROBA is a technology experiment to demonstrate the on-board autonomy of a generic platform suitable for small scientific or application missions. A number of earth observation instruments are included. CHRIS - a hyperspectral imager provides data related to Earth Resources science and applications. | CHRIS, HRC | 720, 1757 | Sun-synchronous | 615 km | 96.97 mins | 97.9 deg | 7.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://earth.esa.int/proba/ | |||
| 737 | PROBA-V | PROBA-V | ESA, BELSPO | Currently being flown | 07 May 2013 | Jun 2020 | The PROBA-V missionâs main multispectral imager extends the 15-year dataset of Spot-4 & Spot-5âs Vegetation instrument, delivering global coverage every two days for uses including climate impact assessments, surface water resource management, agricultural monitoring, and food security estimates. | Vegetation | 1664 | Sun-synchronous | 820 km | 98.73 deg | 2.0 | 10:30 to 11:30 | Descending | http://esa.int/proba_missions | https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/data-access/browse-data-products/-/asset_publisher/y8Qb/content/proba-v-1km-synthesis-products-s1-toa-s1-toc-and-s10-toc | |||
| 916 | RAADSat | RAADSat | UAE SA | Approved | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | RAADSat is a 3U CubeSat satellite mission to study Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs), upward directed bursts of X-rays and gamma-rays associated with thunderstorm activity. The mission will be based on an original detector design being developed at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). | TGF Detectors | 1889 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 400 km | 90 mins | 51.6 deg | |||||||
| 352 | RADARSAT-2 | RADARSAT-2 | CSA, MDA | Currently being flown | 14 Dec 2007 | Apr 2024 | Environmental monitoring, physical oceanography, ice and snow, land surface. Note: Ownership of RADARSAT-2 has been transferred to MDA Corporation. CSA investment in the project is paid back with the data generated by the satellite since it entered operations. | SAR (RADARSAT-2) | 703 | Sun-synchronous | 798 km | 100.7 mins | 98.6 deg | 24.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat2/default.asp | |||
| 469 | RapidEye | RapidEye | DLR | Currently being flown | 29 Aug 2008 | Mar 2020 | System of 5 satellites for cartography, land surface, digital terrain models, disaster management, environmental monitoring. | MSI | 831 | Sun-synchronous | 622 km | 97 mins | 98.7 deg | 1.0 | 11:00 | Descending | http://www.planet.com | |||
| 561 | RASAT | RASAT Remote Sensing Satellite | TUBITAK | Currently being flown | 17 Aug 2011 | Dec 2019 | Cartography, land cover/land use, city planning, disaster mitigation/monitoring, environmental monitoring. | RASAT VIS Multispectral, RASAT VIS Panchromatic | 913, 912 | Sun-synchronous | 685 km | 98.8 mins | 98.21 deg | 4.0 | 10:30 | Ascending | http://www.uzay.tubitak.gov.tr/, http://blog.gezgin.gov.tr | http://www.gezgin.gov.tr | ||
| 584 | RCM-1 | RADARSAT CONSTELLATION-1 | CSA, NRCAN, DND, DFO, AAFC, ECCC, PSC | Currently being flown | 12 Jun 2019 | Oct 2026 | Ecosystem monitoring, maritime surveillance, disaster management. | AIS (RCM), SAR (RCM) | 947, 946 | Sun-synchronous | 600 km | 96.4 mins | 97.7 deg | 12.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat/default.asp | |||
| 585 | RCM-2 | RADARSAT CONSTELLATION-2 | CSA, NRCAN, DND, DFO, AAFC, ECCC, PSC | Currently being flown | 12 Jun 2019 | Oct 2026 | Ecosystem monitoring, maritime surveillance, disaster management. | AIS (RCM), SAR (RCM) | 947, 946 | Sun-synchronous | 600 km | 96.4 mins | 97.7 deg | 12.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat/default.asp | |||
| 586 | RCM-3 | RADARSAT CONSTELLATION-3 | CSA, NRCAN, DND, DFO, AAFC, ECCC, PSC | Currently being flown | 12 Jun 2019 | Oct 2026 | Ecosystem monitoring, maritime surveillance, disaster management. | AIS (RCM), SAR (RCM) | 947, 946 | Sun-synchronous | 600 km | 96.4 mins | 97.7 deg | 12.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat/default.asp | |||
| 439 | RESOURCESAT-2 | Resource Satellite-2 | ISRO | Currently being flown | 20 Apr 2011 | Apr 2020 | Natural resources management, agricultural applications, forestry, etc. | AWiFS, LISS-III (Resourcesat), LISS-IV | 460, 934, 461 | Sun-synchronous | 817 km | 102 mins | 98.72 deg | 26.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.isro.org/ | |||
| 710 | RESOURCESAT-2A | Resource Satellite-2A | ISRO | Currently being flown | 07 Dec 2016 | Nov 2021 | Natural resources management, agricultural applications, forestry, etc. | AWiFS, LISS-III (Resourcesat), LISS-IV | 460, 934, 461 | Sun-synchronous | 817 km | 102 mins | 98.72 deg | 26.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.isro.org/ | |||
| 573 | RESOURCESAT-3 | Resource Satellite-3 | ISRO | Approved | Jan 2021 | Dec 2024 | Natural resources management, agricultural applications, forestry, etc. | ALISS III, ATCOR | 932, 933 | Sun-synchronous | 795 km | 101 mins | 98.72 deg | 11.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.isro.org/ | |||
| 817 | RESOURCESAT-3A | Resource Satellite-3A | ISRO | Approved | Jan 2022 | Dec 2025 | Natural resources management, agricultural applications, forestry, etc. | ALISS III, ATCOR | 932, 933 | Sun-synchronous | 795 km | 101 mins | 98.72 deg | 11.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.isro.org/ | |||
| 818 | RESOURCESAT-3S | Resourcesat Sampler-3S | ISRO | Approved | Jul 2020 | Jul 2024 | High-resolution DEM, geo-engineering, cadastral and sub-taluk-level applications. | APAN, LISS-V | 1772, 1773 | Sun-synchronous | 633 km | 97.5 mins | 97.89 deg | 48.0 | 10:30 | Descending | ||||
| 819 | RESOURCESAT-3SA | Resourcesat Sampler-3SA | ISRO | Approved | Jan 2021 | Jul 2025 | High-resolution DEM, geo-engineering, cadastral and sub-taluk-level applications. | APAN, LISS-V | 1772, 1773 | Sun-synchronous | 633 km | 97.5 mins | 97.89 deg | 48.0 | 10:30 | Descending | ||||
| 624 | Resurs-P N1 | Environmental Satellite Resurs-P N1 | ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET | Currently being flown | 25 Jun 2013 | Jun 2020 | Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography. | Geoton-L1 (2), GSA (1), SHMSA-SR, SHMSA-VR | 1684, 1686, 1693, 1694 | Sun-synchronous | 475 km | 97.3 deg | 3.0 | Descending | http://en.roscosmos.ru/; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites | http://geoportal.ntsomz.ru/ | ||||
| 760 | Resurs-P N3 | Environmental Satellite Resurs-P N3 | ROSKOSMOS | Currently being flown | 13 Mar 2016 | Mar 2021 | Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography. | Geoton-L1 (2), GSA (1), SHMSA-SR, SHMSA-VR | 1684, 1686, 1693, 1694 | Sun-synchronous | 475 km | 97.3 deg | 3.0 | TBD | http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | |||||
| 788 | Resurs-P N4 | Environmental Satellite Resurs-P N4 | ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2020 | 2025 | Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography. | Geoton-L1 (2), GSA (1), SHMSA-SR, SHMSA-VR | 1684, 1686, 1693, 1694 | Sun-synchronous | 475 km | 97.3 deg | 3.0 | TBD | http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | |||||
| 789 | Resurs-P N5 | Environmental Satellite Resurs-P N5 | ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2021 | 2026 | Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography. | Geoton-L1 (2), GSA (1), SHMSA-SR, SHMSA-VR | 1684, 1686, 1693, 1694 | Sun-synchronous | 475 km | 97.3 deg | 3.0 | TBD | http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | |||||
| 796 | Resurs-PM N1 | Environmental Satellite Resurs-PM N1 | ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2023 | 2027 | Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography. | BIK-SD 1, GSA (2), OEK VR, SHMASR | 1756, 1687, 1754, 1755 | Sun-synchronous | 97.3 deg | 3.0 | TBD | http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | ||||||
| 797 | Resurs-PM N2 | Environmental Satellite Resurs-PM N2 | ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2024 | 2028 | Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography. | BIK-SD 1, OEK VR | 1756, 1754 | Sun-synchronous | 97.3 deg | 3.0 | TBD | http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | ||||||
| 798 | Resurs-PM N3 | Environmental Satellite Resurs-PM N3 | ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2025 | 2029 | Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography. | BIK-SD 1, OEK VR | 1756, 1754 | Sun-synchronous | 97.3 deg | 3.0 | TBD | http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | ||||||
| 799 | Resurs-PM N4 | Environmental Satellite Resurs-PM N4 | ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2026 | 2030 | Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography. | BIK-SD 1, OEK VR | 1756, 1754 | Sun-synchronous | 97.3 deg | 3.0 | TBD | http://en.roscosmos.ru/ | ||||||
| 712 | RISAT-1A | Radar Imaging Satellite | ISRO | Approved | Mar 2020 | Mar 2025 | Land surface, agriculture and forestry, regional geology, land use studies, water resources, vegetation studies, coastal studies and soils - especially during cloud season. | SAR (RISAT) | 790 | Sun-synchronous | 610 km | 96.5 mins | 97.844 deg | 12.0 | 6:00 | Descending | http://www.isro.org/ | |||
| 865 | RISAT-1B | Radar Imaging Satellite | ISRO | Planned | 2020 | 2024 | Land surface, agriculture and forestry, regional geology, land use studies, water resources, vegetation studies, coastal studies and soils - especially during cloud season. | SAR (RISAT) | 790 | Sun-synchronous | 610 km | 96.5 mins | 97.844 deg | 12.0 | 6:00 | Descending | ||||
| 636 | RISAT-2 | Radar Imaging Satellite | ISRO | Currently being flown | 20 Apr 2009 | Dec 2019 | For research and disaster management applications purpose. | SAR-X | 1521 | Sun-synchronous | 609 km | 97.6 mins | 96 deg | 6:00 | Ascending | http://www.isro.org/ | ||||
| 715 | SAC-E/SABIA_MAR-1 | Misión Satelital Argentina Brasileña para Información del Ambiente Marino | CONAE, AEB | Planned | 2022 | 2027 | Ocean colour measurement (open ocean, coastal and in-land waters) (low & medium spatial resolution), SST, Sea & Coastal surveillance, urban lights, polar auroras, fires, data collection system. | DCS (SABIA_MAR), Liulin-AR, MAC, NIR-SWIR, TIR, VIS-NIR | 1635, 1806, 1713, 1638, 1712, 1637 | Sun-synchronous | 702 km | 99.8 mins | 98.22 deg | 9.0 | 10:20 | Descending | http://www.conae.gov.ar/ | |||
| 716 | SAC-E/SABIA_MAR-2 | Misión Satelital Argentina Brasileña para Información del Ambiente Marino | AEB, CONAE | Planned | 2023 | 2028 | Ocean colour measurement (open ocean, coastal and in-land waters) (low & medium spatial resolution), SST, Sea & Coastal surveillance, urban lights, polar auroras, fires, data collection system. | DCS (SABIA_MAR), Liulin-AR, MAC, NIR-SWIR, TIR, VIS-NIR | 1635, 1806, 1713, 1638, 1712, 1637 | Sun-synchronous | 702 km | 99.8 mins | 98.22 deg | 9.0 | 10:20 | Descending | http://www.conae.gov.ar/ | |||
| 687 | SAGE-III-on-ISS | Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE)-III/International Space Station (ISS) | NASA | Currently being flown | 19 Feb 2017 | Jun 2020 | 1-year design life, 3-year Phase E goal. Refurbishment of the SAGE-III instrument and of a hexapod pointing platform, and accommodation studies. This mission flies on the ISS. Objective is to monitor the vertical distribution of aerosols, ozone, and other trace gases in the Earthâs stratosphere and troposphere to enhance our understanding of ozone recovery and climate change processes in the upper atmosphere. | SAGE-III | 1598 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 405 km | 90 mins | 51 deg | https://sage.nasa.gov/missions/about-sage-iii-on-iss/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=SAGE III/ISS | |||||
| 405 | SAOCOM 1A | Satélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas 1A | CONAE, ASI | Currently being flown | 07 Oct 2018 | Oct 2023 | Earth observation and emergency management with an L-band SAR, soil moisture for agriculture and hydrology (main driver), interferometry. | SAR-L | 731 | Sun-synchronous | 620 km | 97.2 mins | 97.89 deg | 16.0 | 05:57:45 | Ascending | http://www.conae.gov.ar/ | |||
| 452 | SAOCOM 1B | Satélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas 1B | CONAE, ASI | Approved | Jan 2020 | Jan 2025 | 'Earth observation and emergency management with an L-band SAR, soil moisture for agriculture and hydrology (main driver), interferometry. | SAR-L | 731 | Sun-synchronous | 620 km | 97.2 mins | 97.89 deg | 16.0 | 05:57:45 | Ascending | http://www.conae.gov.ar/ | |||
| 457 | SAOCOM-2A | Satélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas 2A | CONAE, ASI | Approved | Jan 2023 | Jan 2028 | Earth observation and emergency management with an L-band SAR. | SAR-L | 731 | Sun-synchronous | 620 km | 97.2 mins | 98 deg | 16.0 | 6:00 | Ascending | http://www.conae.gov.ar/ | |||
| 456 | SAOCOM-2B | Satélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas 2B | CONAE, ASI | Approved | Jan 2024 | Jan 2029 | Earth observation and emergency management with an L-band SAR. | SAR-L | 731 | Sun-synchronous | 620 km | 97.2 mins | 98 deg | 16.0 | 6:00 | Ascending | http://www.conae.gov.ar/ | |||
| 572 | SARAL | Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa | CNES, ISRO | Currently being flown | 25 Feb 2012 | Dec 2019 | This will provide precise, repetitive global measurements of sea surface height, significant wave heights and wind speed. | AltiKa, ARGOS | 931, 154 | Sun-synchronous | 799 km | 100.59 mins | 98.55 deg | 35.0 | 18:00 | Descending | http://smsc.cnes.fr/SARAL/ | |||
| 596 | SARE-2A (S1) | CONAE | Considered | 2026 | 2031 | Earth observation with high spatial resolution, emergencies, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, stereo acquisitions for DEM generation. | OP | 1762 | Sun-synchronous | 550 km | 95.6 mins | 97.6 deg | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.conae.gov.ar/ | |||||
| 807 | SARE-2A (S2) | CONAE | Considered | 2026 | 2031 | Earth observation with high spatial resolution, emergencies, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, stereo acquisitions for DEM generation. | CAR | 1762 | Sun-synchronous | 550 km | 95.6 mins | 97.6 deg | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.conae.gov.ar/ | |||||
| 808 | SARE-2A (S3) | CONAE | Considered | 2026 | 2031 | Earth observation with high spatial resolution, emergencies, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, stereo acquisitions for DEM generation. | CAR | 1762 | Sun-synchronous | 550 km | 95.6 mins | 97.6 deg | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.conae.gov.ar/ | |||||
| 809 | SARE-2A (S4) | CONAE | Considered | 2026 | 2031 | Earth observation with high spatial resolution, emergencies, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, stereo acquisitions for DEM generation. | CAR | 1762 | Sun-synchronous | 550 km | 95.6 mins | 97.6 deg | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.conae.gov.ar/ | |||||
| 764 | SCATSAT-1 | SCATSAT-1 | ISRO | Currently being flown | 26 Sep 2016 | Aug 2021 | Observe the sea roughness, wind velocity vector | Scatterometer (Scatsat-1) | 1703 | Sun-synchronous | 720 km | 98.1 deg | 09:20 | Descending | ||||||
| 864 | SCATSAT-1A | SCATSAT-1A | ISRO | Considered | 2021 | 2026 | Observe the sea roughness, wind velocity vector | Scatterometer (Scatsat-1A) | 1822 | Sun-synchronous | 12:00 | Descending | ||||||||
| 43 | SCD-1 | Data Collecting Satellite 1 | INPE | Currently being flown | 09 Feb 1993 | Dec 2019 | Data collection and communication. | DCS | 758 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 750 km | 100 mins | 25 deg | Ascending | http://www.inpe.br | |||||
| 44 | SCD-2 | Data Collecting Satellite 2 | INPE | Currently being flown | 23 Oct 1998 | Dec 2019 | Data collection and communication. | DCS | 758 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 750 km | 100 mins | 25 deg | Ascending | http://www.inpe.br | |||||
| 394 | SCISAT-1 | SCISAT-I/ACE | CSA, ESA, NASA | Currently being flown | 12 Aug 2003 | Mar 2021 | The SCISAT satellite has been in continuous spaceflight operation since 2003. It now measures over sixty (60) atmospheric species at still one of the worldâs highest vertical resolutions possible, and includes ozone, methane, and multiple CFCs. Many of these species are measured by no other instrument or satellite world-wide, making Canada the sole provider of these datasets globally. As of 2015, the objectives of the mission are to validate data used in: Environment Canadaâs Air Quality Health Index, retrieve winds for forecasting, and retrieve chemical information from operational meteorological instruments. Additional objectives are to assess the quality of model predictions for: ECâs UV forecasting system, atmospheric carbon transport, and climate-chemistry process studies. | ACE-FTS, MAESTRO | 701, 702 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 650 km | 97.7 mins | 74 deg | 365.0 | http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/scisat/default.asp | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=SCISAT | ||||
| 575 | Sentinel-1 A | Sentinel-1 A | ESA, COM | Currently being flown | 03 Apr 2014 | Jan 2021 | Providing continuity of C-band SAR data for operational applications notably in the following areas: monitoring of sea ice zones and the arctic environment, surveillance of marine environment, monitoring of land surface motion risks and mapping in support of humanitarian aid in crisis situations. | C-Band SAR | 939 | Sun-synchronous | 693 km | 98.74 mins | 98.19 deg | 12.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||
| 576 | Sentinel-1 B | Sentinel-1 B | ESA, COM | Currently being flown | 25 Apr 2016 | Apr 2023 | Providing continuity of C-band SAR data for operational applications notably in the following areas: monitoring of sea ice zones and the arctic environment, surveillance of marine environment, monitoring of land surface motion risks and mapping in support of humanitarian aid in crisis situations. | C-Band SAR | 939 | Sun-synchronous | 693 km | 98.74 mins | 98.19 deg | 12.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||
| 577 | Sentinel-1 C | Sentinel-1 C | ESA, COM | Approved | Feb 2021 | Jun 2028 | Providing continuity of C-band SAR data for operational applications notably in the following areas: monitoring of sea ice zones and the arctic environment, surveillance of marine environment, monitoring of land surface motion risks and mapping in support of humanitarian aid in crisis situations. | C-Band SAR | 939 | Sun-synchronous | 693 km | 98.74 mins | 98.19 deg | 12.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||
| 814 | Sentinel-1 D | Sentinel-1 D | ESA, COM | Approved | Jul 2023 | Jun 2030 | Providing continuity of C-band SAR data for operational applications notably in the following areas: monitoring of sea ice zones and the arctic environment, surveillance of marine environment, monitoring of land surface motion risks and mapping in support of humanitarian aid in crisis situations. | C-Band SAR | 939 | Sun-synchronous | 693 km | 98.74 mins | 98.19 deg | 12.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||
| 552 | Sentinel-2 A | Sentinel-2 A | ESA, COM | Currently being flown | 22 Jun 2015 | May 2022 | Supporting land monitoring related services, including: generation of generic land cover maps, risk mapping and fast images for disaster relief, generation of leaf coverage leaf chlorophyll content and leaf water content. | MSI (Sentinel-2) | 940 | Sun-synchronous | 786 km | 100.7 mins | 98.62 deg | 10.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||
| 553 | Sentinel-2 B | Sentinel-2 B | ESA, COM | Currently being flown | 06 Mar 2017 | Mar 2024 | Supporting land monitoring related services, including: generation of generic land cover maps, risk mapping and fast images for disaster relief, generation of leaf coverage leaf chlorophyll content and leaf water content. | MSI (Sentinel-2) | 940 | Sun-synchronous | 786 km | 100.7 mins | 98.62 deg | 10.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||
| 578 | Sentinel-2 C | Sentinel-2 C | ESA, COM | Approved | Jun 2021 | May 2029 | Supporting land monitoring related services, including: generation of generic land cover maps, risk mapping and fast images for disaster relief, generation of leaf coverage, leaf chlorophyll content and leaf water content. | MSI (Sentinel-2) | 940 | Sun-synchronous | 786 km | 100.7 mins | 98.62 deg | 10.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||
| 554 | Sentinel-3 A | Sentinel-3 A | ESA, EUMETSAT, COM | Currently being flown | 16 Feb 2016 | Jan 2023 | Supporting global land and ocean monitoring services, in particular: sea/land colour data and surface temperature; sea surface and land ice topography; coastal zones, inland water and sea ice topography; vegetation products. | OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL | 896, 902, 903 | Sun-synchronous | 807 km | 101 mins | 98.65 deg | 27.0 | 10:00 | Ascending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||
| 555 | Sentinel-3 B | Sentinel-3 B | ESA, EUMETSAT, COM | Currently being flown | 25 Apr 2018 | Nov 2025 | Supporting global land and ocean monitoring services, in particular: sea/land colour data and surface temperature; sea surface and land ice topography; coastal zones, inland water and sea ice topography; vegetation products. | OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL | 896, 902, 903 | Sun-synchronous | 807 km | 101 mins | 98.65 deg | 27.0 | 10:00 | Ascending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||
| 579 | Sentinel-3 C | Sentinel-3 C | ESA, EUMETSAT, COM | Approved | Jun 2023 | Jan 2029 | Supporting global land and ocean monitoring services, in particular: sea/land colour data and surface temperature; sea surface and land ice topography; coastal zones, inland water and sea ice topography; vegetation products. | OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL | 896, 902, 903 | Sun-synchronous | 807 km | 101 mins | 98.65 deg | 27.0 | 10:00 | Ascending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||
| 639 | Sentinel-4 A | Sentinel-4 A | ESA, COM | Approved | Jun 2023 | Dec 2031 | Supporting European atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. The Sentinel-4 A mission is carried on MTG S1. | UVN (Sentinel-4) | 941 | Geostationary | 0.0 | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | ||||||||
| 640 | Sentinel-4 B | Sentinel-4 B | ESA, COM | Approved | Dec 2031 | Jun 2040 | Supporting European atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. The Sentinel-4 B mission is carried on MTG S2. | UVN (Sentinel-4) | 941 | Geostationary | 0.0 | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | ||||||||
| 641 | Sentinel-5 A | Sentinel-5 A | ESA, COM | Approved | Nov 2022 | May 2030 | In early stages of mission definition. Other payloads will be added. The Sentinel-5 mission is carried on EPS-SG-a. | UVNS (Sentinel-5) | 1504 | Sun-synchronous | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | |||||||||
| 777 | Sentinel-5 B | Sentinel-5 B | ESA, COM | Approved | Nov 2023 | May 2031 | UVNS (Sentinel-5) | 1504 | ||||||||||||
| 848 | Sentinel-5 C | Sentinel-5 C | ESA, COM | Approved | Dec 2038 | Dec 2046 | UVNS (Sentinel-5) | 1504 | ||||||||||||
| 581 | Sentinel-5 precursor | Sentinel-5 precursor | ESA, COM, NSO | Currently being flown | 13 Oct 2017 | Oct 2024 | Supporting global atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. | UVNS (Sentinel-5 precursor) | 942 | Sun-synchronous | 824 km | 17 mins | 98.742 deg | 13:30 | Ascending | http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPgmes.html | https://s5phub.copernicus.eu/dhus/#/home | |||
| 770 | Sentinel-6 B | Sentinel-6 B | EUMETSAT, NASA, NOAA, COM, ESA | Planned | 2025 | 2031 | To provide continuity of the reference, high-precision ocean topography service after Sentinel-6A | AMR-C, DORIS-NG, GNSS POD Receiver, GNSS-RO Receiver, LRA (Sentinel-6), Poseidon-4 Altimeter | 1719, 181, 1720, 1785, 1721, 1723 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 1336 km | 112.4 mins | 66.05 deg | 10.0 | https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jasoncs/ | https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jasoncs/ | ||||
| 769 | Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich | Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich | EUMETSAT, NASA, NOAA, COM, ESA | Approved | Nov 2020 | May 2026 | To provide continuity of the reference, high-precision ocean topography service after Jason-3 | AMR-C, DORIS-NG, GNSS POD Receiver, GNSS-RO Receiver, LRA (Sentinel-6), Poseidon-4 Altimeter | 1719, 181, 1720, 1785, 1721, 1723 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 1336 km | 112.4 mins | 66.05 deg | 10.0 | https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jasoncs/ | https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jasoncs/ | ||||
| 614 | SMAP | Soil Moisture Active Passive | NASA, CSA | Currently being flown | 31 Jan 2015 | Sep 2020 | 3-year nominal mission life. Global soil moisture and freeze-thaw state mapping. | L-band Radar (SMAP), L-band Radiometer (SMAP) | 986, 1554 | Sun-synchronous | 685 km | 98.46 mins | 98.12 deg | 8.0 | 18:00 | http://smap.jpl.nasa.gov/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=SMAP | |||
| 379 | SMOS | Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission) | ESA, CDTI, CNES | Currently being flown | 02 Nov 2009 | Dec 2021 | Overall objectives are to provide global observations of two crucial variables for modelling the weather and climate, soil moisture and ocean salinity. It will also monitor the vegetation water content, snow cover and ice structure. | MIRAS (SMOS) | 689 | Sun-synchronous | 758 km | 100.075 mins | 98.44 deg | 23.0 | 6:00 | Ascending | http://earth.esa.int/SMOS/ | |||
| 346 | SORCE | Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment | NASA | Currently being flown | 25 Jan 2003 | Jan 2020 | 5-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Continues the precise, long-term measurements of total solar irradiance at UV and VNIR wavelengths. Daily measurements of solar UV. Precise measurements of visible solar irradiance for climate studies. | SIM, SOLSTICE, TIM, XPS | 626, 419, 644, 645 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 600 km | 90 mins | 40 deg | http://lasp.colorado.edu/sorce/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=SORCE | |||||
| 857 | SSTL S1-4 | SSTL S1-4 | UKSA | Currently being flown | 16 Sep 2018 | Jan 2026 | A high resolution optical imaging satellites for land use monitoring, urban planning, crop monitoring and pollution monitoring | VHRI-100 | 1798 | Sun-synchronous | 580 km | 96.3 mins | 97.7 deg | 10:30 | Ascending | |||||
| 424 | STARLETTE | CNES | Currently being flown | 06 Feb 1975 | Dec 2050 | Geodesy/gravity study of the Earthâs gravitational field and its temporal variations. | Laser Reflectors | 29 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 812 km | 104 mins | 49.83 deg | ||||||||
| 255 | STELLA | CNES | Currently being flown | 30 Sep 1993 | Dec 2050 | Geodesy/gravity study of the Earthâs gravitational field and its temporal variations. | Laser Reflectors | 29 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 830 km | 101 mins | 98 deg | ||||||||
| 783 | STSAT-3 | Science & Technology SATellite-3 | SI, KASI, KARI | Currently being flown | 22 Nov 2013 | Dec 2019 | Galactic Plane Survey, Cosmic Background Radiation Measurement, Land use | COMIS, MIRIS | 1739, 1741 | Sun-synchronous | 600 km | 28.0 | Ascending | |||||||
| 413 | Suomi NPP | Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership | NASA, NOAA | Currently being flown | 28 Oct 2011 | Sep 2020 | 5-year nominal mission life. Operational polar weather and climate measurements. | ATMS, CERES, CrIS, OMPS, OMPS-L, VIIRS | 413, 397, 325, 681, 1718, 412 | Sun-synchronous | 824 km | 101 mins | 98.7 deg | 16.0 | 13:30 | Ascending | http://www.jpss.noaa.gov | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=Suomi+NPP | ||
| 468 | Swarm | Earth's Magnetic Field and Environment Explorers | ESA, CNES, CSA | Currently being flown | 22 Nov 2013 | Dec 2021 | A three-satellite constellation that is providing the best ever survey of the geomagnetic field and its temporal evolution to gain new insights into improving our knowledge of the Earthâs interior and climate. Canada contributes the electric field instrument that is required to correctly separate the measured magnetic field into its different sources. | ACC, ASM, EFI, GPS Receiver (Swarm), Laser Reflectors (ESA), STR, VFM | 863, 859, 862, 943, 767, 861, 860 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 450 km | 87.5 deg | http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/The_Living_Planet_Programme/Earth_Explorers/Swarm/ESA_s_magnetic_field_mission_Swarm | https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/swarm/data-access | ||||||
| 919 | SWFO-L1 | Space Weather Follow-On - Lagrange 1 | NOAA, NASA | Planned | 2024 | 2029 | In-situ solar wind measurements, coronal mass ejection imagery, supra thermal ion flux, magnetic field vector, coronal white light, geomagnetic storms. | CCOR, MAG, STIS, SWiPS | 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895 | Earth-Sun L-1 | ||||||||||
| 646 | SWOT | Surface Water Ocean Topography | NASA, UKSA, CNES, CSA | Approved | Sep 2021 | Dec 2024 | 3 year nominal mission. Characterize ocean mesoscale and sub-mesoscale circulation at spatial resolutions = 15 km and inventory all terrestrial water bodies with surface area > 250 m2 and rivers with width > 100 m | AMR-S, DORIS-NG, GPSP, Ka-band Radar INterferometer (KaRIN), LRA | 1786, 181, 983, 1541, 106 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 891 km | 77.6 deg | 21.0 | http://swot.jpl.nasa.gov | https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/daacs/daac-podaac | |||||
| 835 | TanDEM-L | TanDEM-L | DLR, HRC | Planned | 2024 | 2036 | Global observation of dynamic processes in the bio-, cryo-, geo- and hydrosphere. | L-Band SAR | 1777 | Sun-synchronous | 745 km | 99.7 mins | 98.4 deg | 16.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.dlr.de/HR/tdml | |||
| 598 | TanDEM-X | TerraSAR-X Add-on for Digital Elevation Measurements | DLR | Currently being flown | 21 Jun 2010 | Dec 2020 | Cartography, land surface, civil planning and mapping, digital terrain models, environmental monitoring. | X-Band SAR | 697 | Sun-synchronous | 514 km | 94.85 mins | 97.4 deg | 11.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.dlr.de/hr/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-2317/3669_read-5488/ | |||
| 876 | TanSat | The Global Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite | NRSCC, NSMC-CMA | Currently being flown | 21 Dec 2016 | Dec 2019 | the carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring | ACGS, CAPI | 1815, 1816 | Sun-synchronous | 700 km | 90 mins | 98.2 deg | 16.0 | 13:30 | Ascending | http://satellite.nsmc.org.cn/PortalSite/Data/Satellite.aspx | |||
| 734 | TCTE | Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) Calibration Transfer | NOAA, NASA | Currently being flown | 19 Nov 2013 | Dec 2019 | Hosted on USAF STPSat-3 spacecraft | TIM | 644 | http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/missions-projects/quick-facts-tcte/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=TCTE | |||||||||
| 739 | TEMPO | Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution | NASA | Approved | May 2022 | Jan 2024 | Hourly measurements of air pollution over North America, from Mexico City to the Canadian oil sands, at high spatial resolution. Measurements in ultraviolet and visible wavelengths will provide a suite of products including the key elements of tropospheric air pollution chemistry. Uses a commercial geostationary host spacecraft. Will be part of the first global geostationary constellation for pollution monitoring, along with European and Korean missions now in development. | Spectrometer (TEMPO) | 1672 | Geostationary | 35786 km | 1436 mins | http://tempo.si.edu/index.html | https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/daacs/daac-asdc | ||||||
| 204 | Terra | Terra (formerly EOS AM-1) | NASA, METI, CSA | Currently being flown | 18 Dec 1999 | Sep 2020 | 6-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles, atmospheric chemistry, physical and radiative properties of clouds, air-land exchanges of energy, carbon and water, vertical profiles of CO and methane vulcanology. | ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS, MOPITT | 416, 397, 396, 395, 119 | Sun-synchronous | 705 km | 99 mins | 98.2 deg | 16.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http://terra.nasa.gov/ | https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=TERRA | ||
| 391 | TerraSAR-X | TerraSAR-X | DLR | Currently being flown | 15 Jun 2007 | Dec 2020 | Cartography, land surface, civil planning and mapping, digital terrain models, environmental monitoring. | GPSRO (Terra-SAR), X-Band SAR | 1553, 697 | Sun-synchronous | 514 km | 94.85 mins | 97.4 deg | 11.0 | 18:00 | Ascending | http://www.terrasar.de/ | |||
| 475 | THEOS | Thailand Earth Observation System | GISTDA | Currently being flown | 01 Oct 2008 | Dec 2020 | Earth resources, land surface and disaster monitoring, civil planning. | MS (GISTDA), PAN (GISTDA) | 858, 857 | Sun-synchronous | 822 km | 101 mins | 98.7 deg | 26.0 | 10:00 | Descending | https://www.gistda.or.th/main/en/node/569 | http://theos.gistda.or.th/ | ||
| 904 | THEOS-2 | Thailand Earth Observation System - 2 | GISTDA | Planned | 2021 | 2031 | THEOS-2 is a very-high-resolution Earth observation optical satellite delivering 0.5 m ground resolution imagery. | MS (GISTDA) Copy, PAN (GISTDA) Copy | 1852, 1851 | 620 km | ||||||||||
| 866 | TRISHNA | Thermal infrared mission | ISRO | Considered | 2022 | 2027 | 1) Ecosystem stress and water use (i.e. monitoring of energy and water budgets of the continental biosphere) 2) Urban (i.e. climatology and monitoring of fluxes of urban surfaces) | SWIR, TIR, VNIR | 1808, 1810, 1809 | Sun-synchronous | 666 km | 12.30-13.30 | Descending | |||||||
| 816 | TROPICS | Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) | NASA | Approved | Sep 2020 | Sep 2022 | Use a constellation of advanced cubesat passive microwave radiometers providing average revisit time of 30 minutes to improve the understanding and prediction of the impact of environmental temperature and humidity, precipitation evolution, including diurnal cycle, and warm-core strength on the evolution of tropical cyclone structure, size, and intensity. | TROPICS | 1770 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 550 km | 30 deg | TBD | TBD | https://tropics.ll.mit.edu/CMS/tropics/Mission-Overview | |||||
| 767 | TSIS-1-on-ISS | International Space Station/Total Solar and Spectral Irradiance Sensor Mission | NASA | Currently being flown | 15 Dec 2017 | Mar 2023 | Continue solar irradiance record | TSIS-1/SIM, TSIS-1/TIM | 679, 1896 | Inclined, non-sun-synchronous | 407 km | 93 mins | 51.6 deg | Ascending | https://science.nasa.gov/missions/tsis-1 | https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/daacs/daac-ges-disc | ||||
| 837 | TSIS-2 | Total Solar and Spectral Irradiance Sensor 2 | NASA | Considered | 2022 | 2025 | Continue solar irradiance record onboard ISS | TSIS-2/SIM, TSIS-2/TIM | 1897, 1715 | |||||||||||
| 582 | UK-DMC2 | UK Disaster Monitoring Constellation 2 | UKSA | Currently being flown | 29 Jul 2009 | Dec 2019 | Wide area, medium resolution optical imaging for mapping, crop monitoring, environmental resource and disaster management. | SLIM-6-22 | 944 | Sun-synchronous | 665 km | 97.9 mins | 97.8 deg | 5.0 | 10:00:00 | Ascending | http://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/8289-imagery-services | http://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/8289-imagery-services | ||
| 601 | VENµS | Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite | CNES, ISA | Currently being flown | 02 Aug 2017 | Dec 2020 | Vegetation, agriculture monitoring, water management. | VSC | 966 | Sun-synchronous | 720 km | 98.27 deg | 2.0 | Descending | http://smsc.cnes.fr/VENUS/index.htm | |||||
| 749 | VNREDSat-1 | VNREDSat-1 | VAST, ASTRIUM | Currently being flown | 07 May 2013 | Dec 2019 | Land cover mapping | VNREDSat 1 MS | 1681 | Sun-synchronous | 680 km | 10:30 | http://www.vast.ac.vn/ban-tin-vnredsat1 | |||||||
| 906 | WildFireSat | WildFireSat | CSA, NRCAN, ECCC | Planned | 2024 | 2024 | A system consisting of one or more microsatellites, carrying an instrument that consists of an assembly of three cameras providing co-registered MWIR, TIR, and VNIR data. The satellite(s) will monitor wildfires daily, in late afternoon, to support 1) wildfire management and research, 2) smoke and air quality forecasting and 3) wildfire carbon emission reporting. The mission will be designed for an operational lifetime of 2 years, but with sufficient consumables for 5 years. | CWFMS | 1853 | Sun-synchronous | 18:00 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| 910 | ZACube-1 | TshepisoSAT | SANSA, CPUT | Currently being flown | 21 Nov 2013 | Nov 2020 | ZACube-1 has a high frequency (HF) beacon transmitter that will be used to help characterize the Earthâs ionosphere and to calibrate SANSA's (South African National Space Agency) auroral radar installation at the SANAE IV base in Antarctica. | HF Beacon Transmitter, VGA Matrix Camera | 1881, 1882 | Sun-synchronous | 670 km | 97.2 mins | 97.6 deg | Ascending | https://earth.esa.int/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/v-w-x-y-z/zacube-1 | http://www.cput.ac.za/blogs/fsati/zacube-1/ | ||||
| 911 | ZACube-2 | SANSA, CPUT | Currently being flown | 27 Dec 2018 | Dec 2022 | ZACube-2 is equipped with an automatic identification system (AIS) receiver to demonstrate AIS message reception using its SDR-based payload. Additionally, ZACube-2 has a near-infrared imager for forest fire detection. | AIS Receiver, K-line Imager | 1883, 1884 | Sun-synchronous | 485 km | 94.5 mins | 97.3 deg | Ascending | https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/v-w-x-y-z/zacube-2 | http://www.cput.ac.za/blogs/fsati/zacube-2/ | |||||
| 732 | ZY-3-01 | Zi Yuan 3 Number 1 | CRESDA | Currently being flown | 09 Jan 2012 | Dec 2019 | Earth resources, land surface,stereo mapping | CCD (ZY-02C and ZY-3), MUX (ZY-3) | 1657, 1658 | Sun-synchronous | 505 km | 97.7 mins | 98.5 deg | 59.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http:/www.cresda.com/ | |||
| 821 | ZY-3-02 | Zi Yuan 3 Number 2 | CRESDA | Currently being flown | 30 May 2016 | May 2021 | Earth resources, land surface,stereo mapping | CCD (ZY-1-02C and ZY-3), MUX (ZY-3-02) | 1657, 1774 | Sun-synchronous | 505 km | 94.7 mins | 97.4 deg | 59.0 | 10:30 | Descending | http:/www.cresda.com/ |
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