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Mission Status Launch Date EOL Date Applications Instruments Orbit Details & URL GOES-11 Geostationary Operational Currently being flown 03 May 2000 15 Dec 2011 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment DCS (NOAA), S&R (GOES), WEFAX, Sounder, Imager, Type: Geostationary Altitude: 36000 km Environmental Satellite - 11 monitoring, data collection platform, data GOES Comms, SEM (GOES), Period: gathering, WEFAX LRIT Inclination: NOAA Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): 103 Asc/desc: N/A URL: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ GOES-12 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 12 NOAA GOES-13 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 13 NOAA GOES-14 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 14 NOAA GOES-15 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 15 NOAA GOES-R Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - R NOAA GOES-S Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - S NOAA GOSAT Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite JAXA / MOE (Japan) / NIES (Japan) GPM Constellation Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Constellation spacecraft NASA / JAXA GPM Core Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Core spacecraft NASA / JAXA GPM-Br Global Precipitation Measurement Satellite INPE / CNES GRACE Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment NASA / DLR Currently being flown 23 Jul 2001 15 Jan 2011 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, WEFAX Currently being flown 24 May 2006 01 Jun 2015 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, WEFAX. On-orbit spare. Currently being flown 27 Jun 2009 31 Dec 2016 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, WEFAX Currently being flown 04 Mar 2010 01 Apr 2020 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, WEFAX Approved 01 Oct 2015 01 Mar 2025 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, WEFAX Approved 01 Feb 2017 01 Oct 2028 Meteorology (primary mission), search and rescue, space environment monitoring, data collection platform, data gathering, WEFAX DCS (NOAA), S&R (GOES), WEFAX, SXI, Sounder, Imager, GOES Comms, SEM (GOES), LRIT S&R (GOES), SXI, Sounder, Imager, GOES Comms, SEM (GOES), A-DCS4, LRIT S&R (GOES), Sounder, Imager, GOES Comms, SEM (GOES), A-DCS4, LRIT S&R (GOES), SXI, Sounder, Imager, GOES Comms, SEM (GOES), A-DCS4, LRIT ABI, GLM, Magnetometer (NOAA), EXIS, SEISS, SUVI, DCS (GOES-R) ABI, GLM, Magnetometer (NOAA), EXIS, SEISS, SUVI, DCS (GOES-R) Type: Geostationary Altitude: 36000 km Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): 60 Asc/desc: N/A URL: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ Type: Geostationary Altitude: 36000 km Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): 75 Asc/desc: TBD URL: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/http://www.oso.noaa.gov/ goes/ Type: Geostationary Altitude: 36000 km Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): 105 Asc/desc: N/A URL: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ Type: Geostationary Altitude: 36000 km Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): 105 Asc/desc: N/A URL: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ Type: Geostationary Altitude: 36000 km Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: N/A URL: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/goes_R/index.htm Type: Geostationary Altitude: 36000 km Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: N/A URL: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/goes_R/index.htm Currently being flown 23 Jan 2009 22 Jan 2014 Observation of greenhouse gases TANSO-CAI, TANSO-FTS Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 666 km Period: 98.18 mins Inclination: 98.06 deg Repeat cycle: 3 days LST: 13:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html Planned 01 Nov 2014 01 Nov 2019 3-year nominal mission life, 5-year goal. Study of global precipitation, evaporation, and cycling of water are changing. The mission comprises a primary spacecraft with active and passive microwave instruments, and a number of ‘constellation spacecraft with passive microwave instruments. GMI Approved 21 Jul 2013 21 Jul 2018 3-year nominal mission life, 5-year goal. Study of global precipitation, evaporation, and cycling of water are changing. The mission comprises a primary spacecraft with active and passive microwave instruments, and a number of ‘constellation spacecraft with passive microwave instruments GMI, DPR Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous Altitude: 635 km Period: Inclination: 40 deg Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: TBD URL: http://gpm.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous Altitude: 407 km Period: 95 mins Inclination: 65 deg Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: TBD URL: http://gpm.gsfc.nasa.gov Planned 01 Dec 2016 01 Dec 2020 Global precipitation measurements RADIOMETRO, LIS, DCS Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous Altitude: 600 km Period: Inclination: 30 deg Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: TBD URL: Currently being flown 17 Mar 2002 30 Sep 2011 5-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Extremely high precision gravity measurements for use in construction of gravity field models. GRACE consists of two satellites (A, B) serving one mission. GRACE instrument Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous Altitude: 400 km Period: 94 mins Inclination: 89 deg Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: TBD URL: http://www.csr.utexas.edu/grace/ 11
Mission Status Launch Date EOL Date Applications Instruments Orbit Details & URL GRACE FO Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment - Follow-on GRACE instrument NASA GRACE-II Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment NASA HJ-1A Disaster and Environment Monitoring and Forecast Small Satellite Constellation A CRESDA / CAST / NRSCC HJ-1B Disaster and Environment Monitoring and Forecast Small Satellite Constellation B CRESDA / CAST / NRSCC HJ-1C Disaster and Environment Monitoring and Forecast Small Satellite Constellation C CRESDA / CAST / NRSCC HY-1B Ocean color satellite B NSOAS / CAST HY-1C Ocean color and temperature satellite C NSOAS / CAST HY-1D Ocean color and temperature satellite D NSOAS / CAST HY-2A Ocean dynamics satellite A NSOAS / CAST HY-3A NSOAS / CAST HY-3B NSOAS / CAST HY-3C NSOAS / CAST Approved 31 Dec 2016 31 Dec 2021 5-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Extremely high precision gravity measurements for use in construction of gravity field models. GRACE consists of two satellites (A, B) serving one mission. Considered 01 Jan 2030 01 Jan 2033 Phase-2 DS Mission, launch order unknown, 3-year nominal mission. High temporal resolution gravity fields for tracking large scale water movement GRACE instrument Currently being flown 06 Sep 2008 01 Sep 2011 Disaster and environment monitoring and CCD (HJ), HSI (HJ-1A) forecasting Currently being flown 06 Sep 2008 01 Sep 2011 Disaster and environment monitoring and CCD (HJ), IR (HJ-1B) forecasting Approved 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2014 Disaster and environment monitoring and S-Band SAR forecasting Currently being flown 11 Apr 2007 31 Dec 2010 Detecting ocean colour and sea surface temperature Planned 01 Jun 2011 01 Jan 2013 Detecting ocean colour and sea surface temperature Planned 01 Dec 2010 01 Jan 2013 Detecting ocean colour and sea surface temperature Planned 01 Jan 2011 01 Jan 2012 Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topgraphy Planned 06 Jan 2012 06 Jan 2017 Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, etc. Planned 06 Jan 2017 06 Jan 2022 Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, etc. Planned 06 Jan 2022 06 Jan 2027 Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, etc. COCTS, CZI COCTS, CZI COCTS, CZI RAD, SCAT, ALT WSAR WSAR WSAR Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous Altitude: Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous Altitude: Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/eos_homepage/mission_pro files/show_mission.php?id=83 Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 649 km Period: Inclination: 97.9 deg Repeat cycle: 31 days LST: 10:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: http://www.cresda.com/ Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 649 km Period: Inclination: 97.9 deg Repeat cycle: 31 days LST: 10:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: http://www.cresda.com/ Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 499 km Period: Inclination: 97.3 deg Repeat cycle: 31 days LST: 6:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: http:/www.cresda.com/ Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 798 km Period: Inclination: 98.6 deg Repeat cycle: 7 days LST: 10:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: http://www.cast.cn/ Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 798 km Period: Inclination: 98.6 deg Repeat cycle: 7 days LST: 10:31 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: http://www.cast.cn/ Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 798 km Period: Inclination: 98.6 deg Repeat cycle: 7 days LST: 13:30 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Ascending URL: http://www.cast.cn/ Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: 963 km Period: Inclination: 99.3 deg Repeat cycle: 14 days LST: 6:00 Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: Descending URL: http://www.naoas.gov.cn/ Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: Type: Sun-synchronous Altitude: Period: Inclination: Repeat cycle: LST: Longitude (if geo): Asc/desc: URL: 12
Page 1 and 2: 2010 Update - Key Tables the earth
Page 3 and 4: Recent & upcoming launches 7 missio
Page 5 and 6: Mission Status Launch Date EOL Date
Page 11: Mission Status Launch Date EOL Date
Page 27 and 28: A-Z table of satellite instruments
Page 29 and 30: Instrument & agency (& any partners
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