CEOS ESA Database - Catalogue of Satellite Missions
Mission
Agency
Status
Launch date
EOL date
Applications
Instruments
Orbit details & URL
ADM-Aeolus Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (Earth Explorer Core Mission)
ESA
Operational (nominal)
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
Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 405 km Period: 92.5 mins Inclination: 97.01 deg Repeat cycle: 7 days LST: 18:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Ascending Links: mission site
AISSat-1 Automatic Identification System Satellite-1
NOSA
Operational (extended)
12 Jul 2010
Dec 2021
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
Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 624 km Period: 97 mins Inclination: 98.1 deg Repeat cycle: LST: 04:00:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending Links:
AISSat-2 Automatic Identification System Satellite-2
NOSA
Operational (extended)
08 Jul 2014
Dec 2021
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
Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 628 km Period: 97 mins Inclination: 98.4 deg Repeat cycle: LST: 05:30:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending Links:
Aist-2T N1 Environmental Satellite Aist-2T N1
ROSKOSMOS
Planned
2023
2028
Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography.
Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: TBD Links:
Aist-2T N2 Environmental Satellite Aist-2T N2
ROSKOSMOS
Planned
2023
2028
Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography.
Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: TBD Links:
ALOS-2 Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2
JAXA
Operational (extended)
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)
Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 628 km Period: 97 mins Inclination: 97.9 deg Repeat cycle: 14 days LST: 12:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending Links: mission site
ALOS-3 Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3
JAXA
Approved
Mar 2022
Mar 2029
Disaster monitoring, coastal and land environmental monitoring, the maintenance and updates of precise geospatial information. Mission instruments will be Optical Sensors (Pan, Multi).
Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 669 km Period: 98 mins Inclination: 98.1 deg Repeat cycle: 35 days LST: 10:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending Links: mission site
ALOS-4 Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4
JAXA
Approved
Mar 2023
Mar 2030
Environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring, civil planning, agriculture and forestry, Earth resources, land surface.
ALOS-4 SAR (L-band)
Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 628 km Period: 97 mins Inclination: 97.9 deg Repeat cycle: 14 days LST: 12:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending Links: mission site
ALTIUS Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere (ALTIUS)
ESA
Approved
Dec 2025
Dec 2028
Altius carries a high-resolution 2D imager that observes ozone from the side, at Earth's limb or atmospheric boundary.
ALTIUS Instrument
Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 668 km Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: 3 days LST: Fixed between 10:00 – 14:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Links:
AMAZONIA-1 Amazonia 1
INPE
Operational (nominal)
28 Feb 2021
Feb 2025
Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface.
WFI-2 (Amazonia-1)
Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 752 km Period: 99.9 mins Inclination: 98.4 deg Repeat cycle: 26 days LST: 10:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending Links: mission site | data access
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