Table 1.7. Civil, Commercial, and International (CCI) Programs Summary (1980–2007)
| Program |
Country |
Organization |
Application |
Orbit |
Launch Date |
End of Life |
E-O Sensors |
µW Sensors |
| Past/Present Programs |
| ADEOS-1 |
Japan |
NASDA/MITI |
Environmental monitoring |
797 km synch |
1996 |
30 Jun 1997 |
AVNIR, ILAS, IMG, OCTS, POLDER, RIS, TOMS |
NSCAT |
| Almaz-1a |
Russia/CIS |
NPO Machinostroyenia |
SAR imagery |
~325 km |
1991 |
Oct 1992 |
IR/W radiometer |
S-band SAR |
| ATMOS |
USA |
JPL |
Atmospheric composition |
Shuttle |
|
|
|
|
| Bhaskara-I, -II |
India |
ISRO |
Passive microwave imagery |
|
1979,
1981 |
1989,
1991 |
Vis, NIR vidicons |
Passive MI |
| CATSAT (cancelled) |
UK |
SIL (UK) |
Ocean surface temperature |
700 km synch |
|
|
ATSR (complementing ERS-2 and Envisat) 230 kg |
|
| Clark (cancelled) |
USA |
NASA SSTI (CTA builder) |
Civil 3 m imagery |
496 km synch |
|
|
Same as EarlyBird |
|
| DMSP 5D-2 Series |
USA |
DOD |
Meteorology |
833 km synch |
|
|
OLS |
SSM/I, SSM/T, SSM/T-2 |
| EarthWatch |
USA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 EarlyBird-1 |
|
EarthWatch |
Commercial 3 m imagery |
470 km synch |
Dec 1997 |
Lost Dec 199 |
Staring area array, pan plus green, red, NIR; stereo |
|
EarlyBird-2
(cancelled) |
|
EarthWatch |
Commercial 3 m imagery |
|
|
|
|
|
| ERBS |
USA |
NASA |
Earth radiation budget |
610 km nonsynch |
1984 |
Going in 1996 |
SAGE 2, ERBE |
|
| EROS-A |
Israel/USA |
IAI/Core Software Technology |
Commercial 1.5 m imagery |
480 km |
Jan 1998 |
Lost Jan 1998 |
1.5-m panchromatic imager |
|
| ERS series |
Europe |
ESA |
SAR imagery, ocean monitor |
|
|
|
|
|
| ERS-1 |
|
|
|
780 km |
1991 |
|
ATSR |
AMI (SAR/Scatt), RA |
| ERS-2 |
|
|
|
|
Apr 1995 |
|
ATSR-2, GOME |
AMI, RA, ~MHS |
| FASat-Alpha |
Chile/UK |
Chilean Air Force/SSTL |
Ozone, land imagery |
650 km |
Aug 1995 |
Aug 1995 |
UV ozone monitor; two vis cameras |
|
| FASat-Bravo |
Chile |
Chilean Air Force/SSTL |
Ozone, land imagery |
|
Jul 1998 |
|
UV ozone monitor; IR surface imager |
|
| Feng Yun-1A, -1B |
China |
Ministry of Aerospace |
Meteorology |
900 km synch |
1A: 1988 1B: 1990 |
1A: 1988 |
VHRSR (5 VNIR/LWIR bands; like AVHRR) |
|
| Feng Yun-2B |
China |
Ministry of Aerospace |
Meteorology |
GEO |
10 Jun 1997 |
10 Apr 1998 |
Vis/IR 3-band radiometer (vis, 6.7 µm, LWIR) |
|
| GEOSAT |
USA |
U.S. Navy |
Ocean topography |
800 km repeat |
Oct 1986 |
Jan 1990 |
|
Alt |
| GEOSAT Follow-On (GFO) |
USA |
U.S. Navy/Ball Aerospace |
Ocean topography |
|
Feb 1998 |
|
|
Alt, µW radiometer (water) |
| GMS series |
Japan |
NASDA, Japan Met Agency |
Meteorology |
GEO |
From 1977 |
|
VISSR |
|
| GOES series |
USA |
NOAA/NESDIS |
Meteorology |
GEO |
Jan 1975– Jul 1987 |
GOES 6: 1989 |
VAS |
|
| GOES-NEXT series |
USA |
NOAA/NESDIS |
Meteorology |
GEO |
|
|
|
|
| GOES-8 |
|
|
|
|
Apr 1994 |
|
Imager, Sounder |
|
| GOES-9 |
|
|
|
|
May 1995 |
|
Imager, Sounder |
|
| GOES-10 |
|
|
|
|
Apr 1997 |
|
Imager, Sounder |
|
| GOMS/Elektro |
Russia |
ROSGIDROMET |
Meteorology |
GEO |
1994 |
|
BTVK (or STR), BRK |
|
| INSAT-1 series |
India |
Indian government |
Meteorology |
GEO |
B: 1983
C: 1988
D: 1990 |
|
VHRR |
|
| INSAT-2 series |
India |
Indian government |
Meteorology |
GEO |
A: 1992
B: 1993
C: 1995 |
|
|
|
| IRS series |
India |
ISRO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| IRS-1A |
|
|
Earth resources |
904 km |
Mar 1988 |
|
LISS-1, LISS-2A, LISS-2B |
|
| IRS-1B |
|
|
Earth resources |
900 km |
Aug 1991 |
|
LISS-1, LISS-2A, LISS-2B |
|
| IRS-P2 |
|
|
Earth resources |
|
Oct 1994 |
|
LISS-2 |
|
| IRS-1C |
|
|
Earth resources |
|
Dec 1995 |
|
LISS-3, PAN, WiFS |
|
| IRS-P3 |
|
|
Ocean, vegetation |
|
Apr 1996 |
|
MOS-A/B/C, WiFS |
|
| IRS-1D |
|
|
Earth resources |
|
Sep 1997 |
|
LISS-3, PAN, WiFS |
|
| JERS-1 |
Japan |
NASDA, MITI |
Environmental monitoring |
570 km |
1992 |
Oct 1998 |
OPS |
L-band SAR |
| KITSAT-1, -2 |
Korea/UK |
KAIST/Surrey Sat Tech Ltd |
Earth "snapshots" |
|
1992, 1993 |
|
CCD camera |
|
| Kosmos series |
Russia |
|
|
|
From 1984 |
|
KVR-1000, TK-350 |
|
| Kosmos/ SPIN-2 |
Russia/USA |
SOVINFORM-
SPUTNIK |
Commercial 2 m imagery |
220 km |
17 Feb 1998 |
3 Mar 1998 |
SPIN-2 = trademark for 2 m KVR-1000 data program aka Yantar 1KFT Siluet/Kometa |
|
| Kosmos 1870 |
Russia/CIS |
NPO Machinostroyenia |
SAR imagery |
|
1987 |
1989 |
|
S-band SAR |
| Landsat series |
USA |
NASA, NOAA, USGS |
Earth resources |
|
|
|
|
|
| Landsat-4 |
|
|
|
705 km synch |
1982 |
|
TM, MSS |
|
| Landsat-5 |
|
|
|
705 km synch |
1984 |
|
TM, MSS |
|
| Landsat-6 |
|
|
|
|
Launch failure |
|
ETM |
|
| Lewis |
USA |
NASA SSTI/TRW (builder) |
Commercial hyperspectral |
523 km synch |
Aug 1997 |
Sep 1997 |
HSI (TRW) ~8/30 km image; LEISA (GSFC) |
|
| LITE |
USA |
NASA/Langley Research Center |
Lidar clouds and aerosols |
Shuttle |
|
|
|
|
| Meteosat series |
Europe |
EUMETSAT/ESA |
Meteorology |
GEO |
From 1977 |
|
MVIRI (3 bands, 2.5-5 km GSD) |
|
| Meteosat-5/Indoex |
|
|
Meteorology |
GEO |
|
|
|
|
| Meteor-1 series |
Russia |
ROSGIDROMET |
Meteorology |
650, then 900 km |
1969–1977 |
|
TV (vis/IR) |
|
| Meteor-2 series |
Russia |
ROSGIDROMET |
Meteorology |
~900 km nonsynch |
1975–1993 |
|
TV (vis/IR), 5 band radiometer |
|
| Meteor-3 series |
Russia |
ROSGIDROMET |
Meteorology |
1230 km nonsynch |
From 1985 |
|
TV (MR-900, MR-2000), temp sounder (174-K), IR rad (Klimat), sometimes TOMS, SCARAB |
3-channel µW imager (MIVZA), starting with #3–#8 |
| Mir |
Russia |
Russian Space Agency (RKA) |
Environmental monitoring |
~400 km 52° incl |
Spektr, 20 May 1995 |
|
Balkan lidar,19 others (in Spektr, Kvant, Kristall, and the core modules): film, vidicons, imagers, etc. |
KR-05 (radiometer) |
| Mir-Priroda |
Russia |
Russian Space Agency (RKA) |
Environmental monitoring |
~400 km 52° incl |
Apr 1996 |
|
MOS-OBSOR, ALISSA lidar, IR sounder, O3 sounder, MOMS-02P, vis-LWIR imager, VNIR imager, camera |
Travers (L- & S- band SAR), Alt 4-100 GHz MI (IKAR, R-400) |
| MOMS -2/D2 |
Germany |
DLR |
Stereo topography |
Shuttle |
1993 |
|
Stereo imager |
|
| MOMS-02P |
Germany |
DLR |
Stereo topography |
Priroda |
Apr 1996 |
|
Stereo imager |
|
| MOS-1a, MOS-1b |
Japan |
NASDA |
Ocean, Earth resources |
909 km |
1987, 1990 |
1995, 1996 |
MESSR, VTIR |
MSR (µW scanning radiometer) |
| Nimbus-7 |
USA |
NASA |
Environmental monitoring |
|
1978 |
1994 |
CZCS, TOMS, SBUV, ERB, LIMS, SAM II, SAMS, THIR |
SMMR |
| Okean-O1 series |
CIS |
RKA/NKAU |
Ocean monitoring |
630–660 km |
From 1988 |
|
MSU-S, MSU-M, MSU-SK: vis/IR radiometers (MSU-S: 345 m res; MSU-M: 1 • 1.7 km res) |
Real-aperture X-band radar (RLSBO) 36 GHz MI (RM-08) |
| OrbView-1/Microlab-1 |
USA |
Orbital Sciences Corp |
Atmospheric profiling and lightning |
740 km |
Apr 1995 |
|
OTD (Optical Transient Detector) |
GPS/Met |
| OrbView-2/SeaStar |
USA |
Orbital Sciences Corp |
Commercial ocean color |
705 km synch |
Aug 1997 |
|
SeaWiFS |
|
| POES series |
USA |
NOAA/NESDIS |
Meteorology |
|
From 1978 |
|
|
|
NOAA-12
(inactive) |
|
|
|
~850 km synch |
May 1991 |
|
|
|
| NOAA-14 (J) |
|
|
|
~850 km synch |
Dec 1994 |
|
AVHRR, HIRS, SSU, SBUV, ERBE |
MSU |
| NOAA-15 (K) |
|
|
|
|
May 1998 |
|
AVHRR/3, HIRS/3, SBUV/2 |
AMSU-A, -B |
| PoSat-1/OSCAR-28 |
Portugal/UK |
Portuguese Consortium/SSTL |
Earth "snapshots" |
|
1993 |
|
CCD camera |
|
| RADARSAT |
Canada |
CSA/RADARSAT Int'l |
SAR imagery |
798 km synch |
Nov 1995 |
|
|
C-band SAR (HH) |
| Resurs series |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resurs-F1 series |
Russia |
State Center Priroda |
Stereo topography |
250 km |
From 1974 |
Last up 1993 |
KFA-1000, KATE-200 (number = focal length in mm) |
|
| Resurs-F1M series |
Russia |
State Center Priroda |
Stereo topography |
250 km |
From Nov 1997 |
|
KFA-1000, KATE-200 (number = focal length in mm) |
|
| Resurs-F2 series |
Russia |
State Center Priroda |
Stereo topography |
250 km |
From 1987 |
Last up 1995 |
MK-4 |
|
| Resurs-F3 series |
Russia |
State Center Priroda |
Panchromatic imagery |
|
From 1978 (1984?) |
>1995? |
KFA-3000 |
|
| Resurs-01 series |
Russia |
SOVZOND |
Earth resources ("Russian Landsat") |
650 km synch |
1985, 1988, 1994 |
1988, 1995 |
MSU-E, MSU-SK |
S-band SAR on #1 (Travers) |
| Resurs-01-4 |
Russia |
SOVZOND |
Earth resources |
|
Jul 1998 |
|
|
|
| ROCSAT-1 |
Taiwan |
NSPO/TRW (builder) |
Ocean color |
|
1999 |
|
Ocean color sensor |
|
| Sich-1/ Okean U-1 |
Ukraine |
NKAU (Ukrainian Space Agency) |
Ocean monitoring |
|
Aug 1995 |
|
MSU-S, MSU-M: VNIR imagers |
X-band real-ap radar (RLSBO) 36 GHz MI (RM-08) |
| SIR series |
|
|
SAR imagery |
|
|
|
|
|
| SIR-A |
USA |
NASA/JPL |
|
Shuttle |
1981 |
|
|
L-band SAR |
| SIR-B |
USA |
NASA/JPL |
|
Shuttle |
1984 |
|
|
L-band SAR |
| SIR-C/X-SAR |
USA/ Germany/ Italy |
NASA/JPL |
|
Shuttle |
Apr 1994, Sep 1994
(2 flights) |
|
|
SIR-C = L-, C- bands; X-SAR = X-band |
| SPOT series |
France |
ESA, CNES, SPOT Image |
Earth resources |
|
|
|
|
|
| SPOT-1 |
|
|
|
632 km synch |
1986 |
Still op Mar 1998 |
HRV |
|
| SPOT-2 |
|
|
|
632 km synch |
1990 |
Still op Mar 1998 |
HRV |
|
| SPOT-3 |
|
|
|
632 km synch |
1993 |
15 Nov 1996 |
HRV, POAM 2 |
|
| SPOT-4 |
|
|
|
|
Mar 1998 |
|
HRVIR, VEGETATION, POAM 3 |
|
| SUNSAT |
S. Africa |
Stellenbosch U |
Environmental monitoring |
800 km synch |
Feb 1999 |
|
3 color bands |
|
| TiungSat/Mysat |
Malaysia |
UK/SSTL |
Earth "snapshots" |
650 km |
1998 |
|
CCD imager |
|
| TMSat |
Thailand |
Thai Microsat Co/SSTL |
Surface imaging |
|
Jul 1998 |
|
3 cameras |
|
| TOMS/Earth probe |
USA |
NASA |
Ozone monitoring |
955 km synch |
Jul 1996 |
|
TOMS |
|
| TOPEX/Poseidon |
USA/France |
NASA/JPL |
Ocean topography |
1336 km repeat |
Aug 1992 |
|
|
ALT, SSALT, TMR |
| TRMM |
Japan/USA |
NASDA/NASA |
Tropical rainfall |
350 km 35° incl |
Nov 1997 |
|
VIRS, CERES, LIS |
PR, TMI |
| UARS |
|
NASA |
Upper atmosphere research |
600 km 57° incl |
Sep 1991 |
Problems Jun 1992 |
CLAES, HALOE, HRDI, ISAMS, WINDII |
MLS |
| UoSAT-5 |
UK |
Surrey Satellite Tech Ltd |
Earth "snapshots" |
|
1991 |
|
CCD camera |
|
| Future Programs |
| ADEOS-2 |
Japan |
NASDA/MITI |
Environmental monitoring |
|
1999 |
|
GLI, ILAS-2, POLDER |
AMSR, SeaWinds |
| ADEOS-3 |
Japan |
NASDA/MITI |
Environmental monitoring |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
| Almaz-1b |
Russia |
NPO Machinostroyenia |
SAR imagery |
|
Awaiting $ |
|
Balkan-2 lidar, MSU-E2, MSU-SK, SILVA, SROSM |
SAR, SLR-3 |
| ALOS |
Japan |
NASDA |
Environmental monitoring |
|
2002 |
|
PRISM, AVNIR-2 |
PALSAR 8 m res |
| ALOS-A1, -A2 |
|
|
|
|
2004, 2007 |
|
AVNIR-3, -4 |
V-SAR |
| ALOS-B1, -B2 |
|
|
|
|
2006, 2009 |
|
L-ALT? |
A-SAR, ADALT |
| Amazon |
Brazil/Malaysia |
INPE |
Natural resources |
Equatorial |
1999? |
|
|
|
| ARIES |
Australia |
CSIRO/AMIRA |
Commercial mining |
500 km |
2001 or 2002 |
|
Hyperspectral and panchromatic |
|
| ATMOS series |
Japan |
NASDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ATMOS-A1, -A2 |
|
|
Rainfall |
400 km 55° incl |
2003, 2005 |
|
A1: VIRS-2, CERES |
A1: PR-2, AMSR-2 |
| ATMOS-B1 |
|
|
Clouds and radiation |
|
2005 |
|
CERES, ERBE, IMG-2, L-ALT-1 |
MI, CPR (cloud precip radar?) |
| ATMOS-C1 |
|
|
Trace gases |
|
2006 |
|
|
|
| AVSAT-1 |
USA |
AstroVision |
Color images from GEO |
|
1999 |
|
|
|
| Badr-B |
Pakistan |
SIL (UK) |
Earth "snapshots" |
|
1999 |
|
CCD camera(s) |
|
| BIRD |
Germany |
DLR |
Hot spots; stereo imagery |
470 km, 83° |
1999 |
|
Stereo VNIR (WAOSS) and MWIR/LWIR imager |
|
| CBERS-1, -2 |
China/Brazil |
CAST/INPE |
Environmental monitoring |
778 km synch |
1999, 2000 |
|
CCD; pan-IRMSS; WFI |
|
| CBERS-3, -4 |
|
CAST/INPE |
Environmental monitoring |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
| CEMD-1 to -6 |
China |
CAST |
Disaster monitoring |
|
2003 |
|
Multispectral imager |
|
| CEMD SAR-1, -2 |
China |
CAST |
Disaster monitoring |
|
2003 |
|
|
SAR |
| CHAMP |
Germany |
DARA/DLR |
GPS occultation |
500 km |
1999 |
|
|
GPS receiver |
| Chinese 1 m system |
China |
[concept study] |
High res imagery |
630 km |
TBD |
|
1.5 m res CCD |
|
| COALAS-1, -2 |
France |
Aerospatiale |
Env monitor Mediterranean |
700 km synch |
2001 |
|
3 m pan; 10 or 20 m multispectral |
|
| COSMIC |
Taiwan/USA |
UNAVCO, etc. |
GPS occultation |
|
2001 |
|
|
GPS receiver |
| COSMO/Skymed-1, -3, -5 |
Italy |
ASI |
Env monitor Mediterranean |
500 km synch |
Late 2000+ |
|
E-O (3 m GSD, 11 km swath); imaging spec |
5 yr lifetime |
| COSMO/Skymed-2, -4, -6, -7 |
Italy |
ASI |
SAR imagery Mediterranean |
|
2001+ |
|
|
X-band SAR; 3 m res stripmap |
| David |
Israel/Germany |
El-Op/OHB-System |
Environmental monitoring |
670 km synch |
>1999 |
|
|
|
| DMSP 5D-3 |
USA |
DOD |
Meteorology |
|
2002 |
|
OLS, SSULI, SSUSI |
SSMIS |
| Earth Explorer series |
Europe |
ESA |
Scientific research |
|
First 2003 |
|
|
|
Atmospheric
Dynamics |
|
[Phase A study, priority 2] |
|
|
|
|
Doppler wind lidar |
|
Earth
Radiation |
|
[Phase A study, priority 3] |
|
|
|
|
Backscatter lidar, broadband radiometer, cloud imager |
Cloud radar |
Land Surf
Processes &
Interaction |
|
[Phase A study, priority 4] |
|
|
|
|
PRISM (HSI) |
|
Gravity and Steady State
Ocean Circ. |
|
[Phase A study, priority 1] |
|
260 km synch |
|
|
|
3-axis gradiometer |
| Earth Watch series |
Europe |
ESA |
Missions under review |
|
First 2004 |
|
|
|
| Envisat |
Europe |
ESA |
Environmental monitoring |
|
2000 |
|
AATSR, MERIS, MIPAS, GOMOS, SCIAMACHY |
ASAR (30 m res), RA-2, MWR |
| EOS series |
USA |
NASA |
Global change research |
|
|
|
|
|
| EOS AM-1 (Terra) |
|
|
|
|
1999 |
|
|
|
| EOS PM-1 |
|
|
|
|
2000 |
|
|
|
| EOS Chem-1 |
|
|
|
|
2002 |
|
|
|
EOS Laser
Alt-1
(ICESat) |
|
|
|
|
2001 |
|
|
|
| EOS AM-2 |
Under re-definition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| EOS PM-2 |
Under re-definition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| EROS series |
Israel/USA |
IAI/Core Software Tech (West Indian Space) |
Commercial 1 m imagery |
|
|
|
|
|
| EROS-B1 to -B7 |
|
|
|
600 km |
1999/2000+ |
|
|
|
| ESSP series |
USA |
NASA/private industry |
Scientific research |
|
|
|
|
|
| Vegetation Canopy Lidar |
USA |
OSC |
Biomass |
|
2000 |
|
lidar |
|
| PICASSO-CENA |
USA/France |
NASA/CNES |
Clouds and aerosols |
|
2003 |
|
lidar |
|
| Fedsat |
Australia |
CSIRO |
Atmospheric profiling |
|
2001 |
|
|
GPS occultation |
| Feng Yun-1C, -1D |
China |
CMA |
Meteorology |
LEO |
1998, 2000 |
|
|
|
| Feng Yun-2C,... |
China |
CMA |
Meteorology |
GEO |
|
|
Vis/IR 3-band radiometer (vis,
6.7 µm, LWIR) |
|
| FIRES |
Germany |
DLR |
Fire monitoring |
|
1999 |
|
Main (vis, MWIR, LWIR), forefield ~same |
|
| Fuego |
Spain |
INSA |
Fire monitoring |
|
2001 |
|
30 m GSD |
|
| GEROS-1 to -6 |
USA |
GER Corp |
Agriculture |
LEO |
2000 |
|
|
|
| GOES series |
|
|
Meteorology |
|
|
|
|
|
| GOES LMNOPQ |
USA |
NOAA/NESDIS |
Meteorology |
|
May 1999 |
|
|
|
| GOES follow-on (R) |
USA |
NOAA/NESDIS |
Meteorology |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
| GOMS/Elektro |
Russia |
ROSGIDROMET |
Meteorology |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ikonos-1 |
USA |
Space Imaging/ Lockheed |
Commercial 1 m imagery |
680 km |
1999 |
|
0.82 m pan (nadir), 4 m multispectral; pushbroom |
|
| Ikonos-2 |
USA |
Space Imaging/ Lockheed |
Commercial 1 m imagery |
|
1999? |
|
|
|
| Ikonos-3 |
USA |
Space Imaging/ Lockheed |
Commercial |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
| INSAT-2 series |
India |
Indian government |
Meteorology |
|
2E: 1998 |
|
|
|
| IRS series |
India |
ISRO |
|
|
|
|
|
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| IRS-2A |
|
|
Earth resources |
|
1999 |
|
LISS-3', LISS-4, WiFS |
|
| IRS-2B |
|
|
|
|
1999 |
|
TBD |
|
| IRS-2C |
|
|
Earth resources |
|
2004 |
|
LISS-3', LISS-4, WiFS' |
|
| IRS-3 |
|
|
SAR imagery |
|
2004 |
|
TBD |
SAR (TBD) |
IRS-P4
(Oceansat-1) |
|
|
Ocean monitoring |
|
1999 |
|
OCM |
MSMR |
IRS-P5
(Cartosat-1) |
|
|
Stereo topography |
|
1999/2000 |
|
PAN |
|
IRS-P6
(Resources at-1) |
|
|
Earth resources |
|
2000/2001 |
|
LISS-3', LISS-4, WiFS' |
|
IRS-P7
(Oceansat 2) |
|
|
Ocean monitoring |
|
2002 |
|
Thermal IR |
Alt, Scatt, MI |
| Cartosat-2 |
|
|
Stereo topography |
|
2003 |
|
PAN |
|
| Resourcesat-2 |
|
|
Earth resources |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
| KITSAT-3 |
Korea |
KAIST |
|
|
1999 |
|
|
|
| KOMPSAT |
Korea |
KARI/TRW (builder) |
Ocean color; topography |
|
1999 |
|
Ocean color sensor (TRW), cartographic sensor |
|
| Kosmos/SPIN-2 |
Russia/USA |
Commercial Consortium |
Commercial 2 m imagery |
220 km |
1999 |
|
(SPIN-2 = trademark for 2 m KVR-1000 data) |
|
| Landsat series |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Landsat-7 |
USA |
NASA/NOAA |
Earth resources |
|
1999 |
|
ETM+ |
|
| Landsat-8 |
On EOS AM-2 |
|
Earth resources |
|
2004 |
|
LATI |
|
| LightSAR |
USA |
NASA JPL |
SAR imagery |
600 km synch |
2002 |
|
|
L-band SAR |
| L-SAR |
China |
Spar Aerospace |
SAR imagery |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
| MDS (Mission Demo Sat) |
Japan |
NASDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MDS-2 |
|
|
Laser altimetry |
|
2000 |
|
Lidar |
|
| MDS-3 or -4 |
|
|
High res imagery |
|
? |
|
Hi res optical |
|
| Meteor 3M series |
Russia |
ROSGIDROMET |
Meteorology |
|
N1: 1998 |
|
Mix of: 174-K, Klimat, TOMS, SCARAB, SAGE III, multispectral radiometer (MSR), O3 profiler (BUFS-4), others |
MIZVA, 6-94 GHz MI (MZOAS) Temp profiler (MTZA) |
| Meteosat 2nd- generation series |
Europe |
EUMETSAT/ESA |
Meteorology |
|
2000, 2002, 2007 |
|
SEVIRI |
|
| METOP series |
Europe |
EUMETSAT/ESA |
Meteorology |
|
|
|
|
|
| METOP-1 |
|
|
|
|
2003 |
|
AVHRR/3, HIRS/3, IASI, OMI |
AMSU-A, MHS,MIMR? |
| METOP-2 |
|
|
|
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2006? |
|
|
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| METOP-3 |
|
|
|
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2010? |
|
|
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| MTSat (replaces GMS) |
Japan |
MITI/Ministry of Transportation |
WX, Nav, Air Traffic Ctrl |
GEO |
1999 |
|
|
|
| NEMO |
USA |
Navy, Space Tech Dev Corp |
Hyperspectral imagery |
|
2000 |
|
COIS |
|
| Nika-Kuban |
Russia |
|
High res imagery |
250 km |
1998 |
|
VNIR (2-3 m pan; ? m multispectral) |
|
| NMP series |
USA |
NASA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| EO-1 |
|
|
Advanced Landsat tech demo |
|
Dec 1999 |
|
Advanced Land Imager, Hyperion HSI (ala Lewis) |
|
| EO-2 |
|
|
Lidar tech demo |
|
|
|
SPAce Readiness Coherent Lidar Experiment |
(IMAS cancelled) |
| NPOESS series |
USA/Europe |
DOC/DOD/ NASA/ EUMETSAT |
Environmental monitoring |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
| Okean-O2 series |
Russia |
CIS |
Same as Sich |
|
1999 |
|
MSU-V, MSU-SK, polarization imager ?, others |
X-band radar (RLSBO); 6-37 GHz MI (Delta-2); W sounders |
| One Meter System |
USA |
GDE Systems |
Commercial 1 m imagery |
|
> 2000 |
|
|
|
| OrbView-3 |
USA |
Orbital Sciences Corp |
Commercial 1 m imagery |
460 km |
1999 |
|
Pan/multispectral imager |
|
| OrbView-4 |
|
|
Above plus hyperspectral |
|
2000 |
|
HSI payload added; commercial and DOD applications |
|
| POES series |
USA |
NOAA/NESDIS |
Meteorology |
|
|
|
|
|
| NOAA-LMNN' |
|
|
Meteorology |
|
|
|
AVHRR/3, HIRS/3, SBUV/2 |
AMSU-A, AMSU-B |
| QuickBird-1 |
USA |
EarthWatch |
Commercial 1 m imagery |
|
1999 |
|
Pushbroom linear array, pan plus 4 bands |
|
| QuickBird-2 |
USA |
EarthWatch |
Commercial 1 m imagery |
|
2000 |
|
|
|
| QuikSCAT |
USA |
NASA |
Ocean waves and wind |
|
Apr 1999 |
|
|
Scatt, SeaWinds |
| Radar-1 |
USA |
RDL |
Commercial 5 m SAR imagery |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
| RADARSAT-2 |
Canada |
Radarsat Int'l |
3 m SAR imagery |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
| RADARSAT-3 |
Canada |
|
SAR imagery |
|
2005 |
|
|
|
| Resource21-1 to -4 |
USA |
Boeing/GDE/farmers |
Agriculture |
|
2000 |
|
"M10" pushbroom (also 100 m SWIR cirrus band) |
|
| Resurs series |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Resurs-F1M series |
Russia |
State Center Priroda |
Stereo topography; hi res |
|
From Nov 1997 |
|
KFA-1000, KATE-200 (number = focal length in mm) |
|
| Resurs-F2M series |
Russia |
State Center Priroda |
Stereo topography |
|
In development |
|
MK-4 |
|
| Resurs-F3 series? |
Russia |
State Center Priroda |
Nothing since 1995 |
|
? |
|
KFA-3000 |
|
| Resurs-02 series |
Russia |
|
Earth resources and SAR |
|
Awaiting $ |
|
MSU-E, MSU-SK |
Travers SAR (L), 3-band MI? |
| Resurs-DK |
Russia |
|
Hi res digital imagery |
|
1999 |
|
1 or 2 (?) m pan, 4 m multispectral (4 bands), stereo |
2 m SAR? |
| ROCSAT-2 |
Taiwan |
NSPO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SABIA-3 |
Brazil/Argentina |
|
Environmental monitoring |
780 km |
2003 |
|
Agriculture, waterways, snow |
|
| SAC-C |
Argentina/USA |
CONAE |
Environmental monitoring |
702 km synch |
Dec 1999 |
|
MMRS (3 vis, 1 NIR, 1 SWIR; 175 m res; 360 km swath) |
|
| SAC-D |
Argentina/USA |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
MMRS 20 kg sensor |
|
| Sich-2/Okean U-2 |
Ukraine |
NKAU |
Ocean monitoring |
|
1998 |
|
|
RLSBO X-band radar, Scatt |
| Sich-3/Okean U-3 |
Ukraine |
NKAU |
Ocean monitoring |
|
2000 |
|
TIR radiometer |
5-120 GHz MI |
| Space station |
International |
|
Various attached payloads |
|
2001 |
|
Various |
Various |
| SPOT series |
France |
ESA, CNES, SPOT Image |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SPOT-5 |
|
|
Earth resources |
|
2002 |
|
3 X HRG, VEGETATION |
|
| SPOT-6/-3S |
|
|
Earth resources |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
| SRTM |
USA |
NASA/JPL |
Global topography with SAR |
Shuttle |
1999 |
|
|
Interferometric SAR; 30 m horiz res |
| SSR-1, -2 |
Brazil |
INPE/MECB Program |
Fires, floods, deforestation |
900 km eq |
2001 |
|
IIS (3 vis bands 100-200 m, 1 IR band 300–400 m) |
|
| TechSat-IIa |
Israel |
Technion Institute of Tech and Israeli industry |
Environmental monitoring |
550 km |
|
|
Imager (6 VNIR bands, pushbroom) |
|
| TechSat-IIb |
Israel |
|
Ozone monitoring |
|
|
|
UV ozone imager |
|
| THR (concept study) |
France/Italy |
CNES, French Def Min, etc. |
~1 m complement to SPOT |
|
2005–2006 |
|
1 m or sub-m imagery |
|
| TPFO/Jason |
France/USA |
CNES/NASA/NOAA |
Ocean topography |
|
1999 |
|
|
Radar altimeter, W imager |
| Triana |
USA |
NASA |
Imagery from L1 |
L1 Libration Point |
2001 |
|
"HDTV" quality CCD imager |
|
| TRSSS |
Thailand |
|
|
|
|
|
Linear pushbroom CCD, TM-like bands |
SAR? |
| Tsinghua-1 |
China |
Tsinghua U/SSTL |
Disaster monitoring demo |
|
2000 |
|
|
|
| TUBSAT-3 |
Germany |
Tech U Berlin |
|
|
1999 |
|
VNIR CCD imager? |
|
| UoSAT-12 |
UK |
Surrey Satellite Tech Ltd |
Earth resources |
650 km |
1999 |
|
3 CCD cameras (filter-wheel multispectral sensor) |
|
| Windsat ("Coriolis") |
USA |
NRL |
Ocean surface winds |
|
2001/2002 |
|
|
MI |
| XSTAR (concept study) |
France |
Matra Marconi |
Agriculture |
|
2001 |
|
VNIR sensor with >10 bands and 20 m res |
|