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Mission Status Launch Date EOL Date Applications Instruments Orbit Details & URL GCOM-C1 Approved Dec 2013 Dec 2018 Understanding of climate change mechanism. SGLI Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 800 km Global Change Observation Mission-C1 Period: 98 mins Inclination: 98.6 deg JAXA Repeat cycle: LST: 10:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom/index_e.html GCOM-C2 Planned 2017 2022 Understanding of climate change mechanism. SGLI Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 800 km Global Change Observation Mission-C2 Period: 98 mins Inclination: 98.6 deg JAXA Repeat cycle: LST: 10:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom/index_e.html GCOM-C3 Planned 2021 2026 Understanding of climate change mechanism. SGLI Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 800 km Global Change Observation Mission-C3 Period: 98 mins Inclination: 98.6 deg JAXA Repeat cycle: LST: 10:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom/index_e.html GCOM-W1 Currently being flown 18 May 2012 May 2017 Understanding of water circulation mechanism. AMSR-2 Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 700 km Global Change Observation Mission-W1 Period: 98 mins Inclination: 98.2 deg JAXA Repeat cycle: LST: 13:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Ascending URL: www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom/index_e.html GCOM-W2 Planned 2016 2021 Understanding of water circulation mechanism. AMSR-2 Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 700 km Global Climate Observation Mission-W2 Period: 98 mins Inclination: 98.2 deg JAXA Repeat cycle: LST: 13:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Ascending URL: www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom/index_e.html GCOM-W3 Planned 2020 2025 Understanding of water circulation mechanism. AMSR-2 Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 700 km Global Change Observation Mission-W3 Period: 98 mins Inclination: 98.2 deg JAXA Repeat cycle: LST: 13:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Ascending URL: www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom/index_e.html GEO-CAPE Considered 2020 2023 Phase-2 DS Mission, launch order unknown, 3-year nominal UV/Vis Near IR Wide Imaging Type: Geostationary mission. Atmospheric gas columns for air quality forecasts; ocean Spectrometer (Geo-Cape), Event Altitude: 42000 km Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution colour for coastal ecosystem health and climate emissions. Imaging Spectrometer from GEO Period: Events (GeoCape), IR Correlation Inclination: Radiometer (GeoCape) Repeat cycle: 1 days NASA LST: Longitude (if geo): 80 Asc/desc: N/A URL: geo-cape.larc.nasa.gov/ GeoKOMPSAT-2A Approved May 2017 Jan 2024 Korea's geostationary meteorological satellite series. Advanced MI Type: Geostationary Altitude: Geostationary Korea Multi-Purpose Period: Satellite-2A Inclination: Repeat cycle: KARI LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: N/A URL: GeoKOMPSAT-2B Approved May 2018 Apr 2025 Korea's geostationary oceanographic and environmental satellite. Advanced GOCI, GEMS Type: Geostationary Altitude: Geostationary Korea Multi-Purpose Period: Satellite-2B Inclination: Repeat cycle: KARI LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: GISAT Approved Dec 2013 Dec 2022 Crop assessment, vegetation dynamics, drought assessment; HRMX-VNIR, HYSI-SWIR, HYSI- Type: Geostationary quick monitoring of disasters, natural hazard and calamities, VNIR, HRMX-TIR Altitude: 36000 km GEO HR IMAGER episodic events and short term events. Period: Inclination: ISRO Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: N/A URL: GOCE Currently being flown 17 Mar 2009 Dec 2012 Research in steady-state ocean circulation, physics of Earth's EGG, Laser Reflectors (ESA), GPS Type: Sun-synchronous interior and levelling systems (based on GPS). Will also provide (ESA), SSTI, LRR Altitude: 270 km Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean unique data set required to formulate global and regional models Period: 90 mins Circulation Explorer of the Earth's gravity field and geoid. Inclination: 96.7 deg Repeat cycle: 61 days ESA LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: N/A URL: earth.esa.int/goce GOES-12 Currently being flown 23 Jul 2001 Oct 2013 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space DCS (NOAA), S&R (GOES), WEFAX, Type: Geostationary environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, SXI, Sounder, Imager, GOES Altitude: 36000 km Geostationary Operational Environmental WEFAX. Comms, SEM (GOES), LRIT Period: Satellite - 12 Inclination: Repeat cycle: NOAA LST: Longitude (if geo): 60 Asc/desc: N/A URL: www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ GOES-13 Currently being flown 24 May 2006 Jun 2015 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space S&R (GOES), SXI, Sounder, Imager, Type: Geostationary environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, GOES Comms, SEM (GOES), A- Altitude: 36000 km Geostationary Operational Environmental WEFAX. On-orbit spare. DCS4, LRIT Period: Satellite - 13 Inclination: Repeat cycle: NOAA LST: Longitude (if geo): 75 Asc/desc: TBD URL: www.oso.noaa.gov/goes GOES-14 Currently being flown 27 Jun 2009 Dec 2019 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space S&R (GOES), Sounder, Imager, Type: Geostationary environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, GOES Comms, SEM (GOES), A- Altitude: 36000 km Geostationary Operational Environmental WEFAX. DCS4, LRIT Period: Satellite - 14 Inclination: Repeat cycle: NOAA LST: Longitude (if geo): 105 Asc/desc: N/A URL: www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ GOES-15 Currently being flown 04 Mar 2010 Jan 2017 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space S&R (GOES), SXI, Sounder, Imager, Type: Geostationary environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, GOES Comms, SEM (GOES), A- Altitude: 36000 km Geostationary Operational Environmental WEFAX. DCS4, LRIT Period: Satellite - 15 Inclination: Repeat cycle: NOAA LST: Longitude (if geo): 105 Asc/desc: N/A URL: www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ GOES-R Approved Oct 2015 Mar 2025 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space ABI, GLM, Magnetometer (NOAA), Type: Geostationary environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, EXIS, SEISS, SUVI, DCS (GOES-R) Altitude: 36000 km Geostationary Operational Environmental WEFAX. Period: Satellite - R Inclination: Repeat cycle: NOAA LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: N/A URL: www.goes-r.gov/ 9
Mission Status Launch Date EOL Date Applications Instruments Orbit Details & URL GOES-S Approved Feb 2017 Oct 2028 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space ABI, GLM, Magnetometer (NOAA), Type: Geostationary environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, EXIS, SEISS, SUVI, DCS (GOES-R) Altitude: 36000 km Geostationary Operational Environmental WEFAX. Period: Satellite - S Inclination: Repeat cycle: NOAA LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: N/A URL: www.goes-r.gov/ GOSAT Currently being flown 23 Jan 2009 Jan 2014 Observation of greenhouse gases. TANSO-CAI, TANSO-FTS Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 666 km Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite Period: 98.18 mins Inclination: 98.06 deg JAXA / MOE (Japan) / NIES (Japan) Repeat cycle: 3 days LST: 13:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html GOSAT Follow-On Planned 2016 2021 Observation of greenhouse gases. FTS Type: Altitude: Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite Period: Follow-On Inclination: Repeat cycle: JAXA / MOE (Japan) / NIES (Japan) LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: GPM Core Approved Feb 2014 Feb 2017 3-year nominal mission life, 5-year goal. Study of global GMI, DPR Type: Inclined, non-sun-synchronous precipitation, evaporation, and cycling of water are changing. The Altitude: 407 km Global Precipitation Measurement Mission mission comprises a primary spacecraft with active and passive Period: 95 mins Core spacecraft microwave instruments, and a number of ‘constellation Inclination: 65 deg spacecraft' with passive microwave instruments. Repeat cycle: NASA / JAXA LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: TBD URL: gpm.gsfc.nasa.gov GRACE Currently being flown 17 Mar 2002 Sep 2013 5-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. GRACE instrument Type: Inclined, non-sun-synchronous Extremely high precision gravity measurements for use in Altitude: 400 km Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment construction of gravity field models. GRACE consists of two Period: 94 mins satellites (A, B) serving one mission. Inclination: 89 deg NASA / DLR Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: TBD URL: www.csr.utexas.edu/grace/ GRACE FO Planned 2017 2022 5-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. GRACE instrument Type: Inclined, non-sun-synchronous Extremely high precision gravity measurements for use in Altitude: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment construction of gravity field models. GRACE consists of two Period: - Follow-on satellites (A, B) serving one mission. Inclination: Repeat cycle: NASA / DLR LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: GRACE-II Considered 2030 2033 Phase-3 DS Mission, launch order unknown, 3-year nominal GRACE instrument Type: Inclined, non-sun-synchronous mission. High temporal resolution gravity fields for tracking large Altitude: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment scale water movement. Period: Inclination: NASA Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/eos_homepage/mission_profiles/show _mission.php?id=83 HJ-1C Approved Dec 2012 Dec 2014 Disaster and environment monitoring and forecasting. S-Band SAR Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 499 km Disaster and Environment Monitoring and Period: Forecast Small Satellite Constellation C Inclination: 97.3 deg Repeat cycle: 31 days CRESDA / CAST / NRSCC LST: 6:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: http:/www.cresda.com/ HY-2A Currently being flown 16 Aug 2011 Dec 2012 Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and RAD, SCAT, ALT Type: Sun-synchronous topography. Altitude: 963 km Ocean dynamics satellite A Period: Inclination: 99.3 deg NSOAS / CAST Repeat cycle: 14 days LST: 6:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: www.naoas.gov.cn/ HY-2B Planned 2012 2015 Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and RAD, SCAT, ALT Type: Sun-synchronous topography. Altitude: 963 km Ocean dynamics satellite B Period: Inclination: 99.3 deg NSOAS / CAST Repeat cycle: 14 days LST: 6:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: www.naoas.gov.cn/ HY-2C Planned 2015 2018 Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and RAD, SCAT, ALT Type: Sun-synchronous topography. Altitude: 963 km Ocean dynamics satellite C Period: Inclination: 99.3 deg NSOAS / CAST Repeat cycle: 14 days LST: 6:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: www.naoas.gov.cn/ HY-2D Planned 2019 2022 Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and RAD, SCAT, ALT Type: Sun-synchronous topography. Altitude: 963 km Ocean dynamics satellite D Period: Inclination: 99.3 deg NSOAS / CAST Repeat cycle: 14 days LST: 6:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: www.naoas.gov.cn/ HY-3A Planned 2015 2020 Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, WSAR Type: Sun-synchronous etc. Altitude: Period: NSOAS / CAST Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: HY-3B Planned 2017 2022 Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, WSAR Type: Sun-synchronous etc. Altitude: Period: NSOAS / CAST Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: HY-3C Planned 2022 2027 Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, WSAR Type: Sun-synchronous etc. Altitude: Period: NSOAS / CAST Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: HyspIRI Considered 2020 2023 Phase-2 DS Mission, launch order unknown, 3-year nominal Visible imaging spectrometer Type: Sun-synchronous mission. Land surface composition for agriculture and mineral (HyspIRI), Multi-spectral thermal Altitude: 626 km Hyperspectral Infrared Imager characterization; vegetation types for ecosystem health. infrared imager (HyspIRI) Period: Inclination: 98 deg NASA Repeat cycle: 19 days LST: 11:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: hyspiri.jpl.nasa.gov/ 10
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