| CEOS EO HANDBOOK – AGENCY SUMMARY
- ESA
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Agency Name Full
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 European Space Agency
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CEOS Member
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yes
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Agency Country
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 Europe
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Agency Website
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http://www.esa.int
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Agency Mission Timeline
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click here
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Agency Series
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| Series | Missions |
CO2M | Sentinel CO2M-A , Sentinel CO2M-B, Sentinel CO2M-C |
EPS | Metop-A , Metop-B , Metop-C |
| ERS | ERS-1, ERS-2 |
| Meteosat | Meteosat-1, Meteosat-2, Meteosat-3, Meteosat-4, Meteosat-5, Meteosat-6, Meteosat-7, Meteosat-8, Meteosat-9, Meteosat-10, Meteosat-11 |
| METOP-SG A | METOP-SG A1, METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3 |
| METOP-SG B | METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG B2, METOP-SG B3 |
| MTG-I (imaging) | MTG-I1 (imaging), MTG-I2 (imaging), MTG-I3 (imaging), MTG-I4 (imaging) |
| MTG-S (sounding) | MTG-S1 (sounding), MTG-S2 (sounding) |
| Sentinel-1 | Sentinel-1 A, Sentinel-1 B, Sentinel-1 C, Sentinel-1 D |
| Sentinel-2 | Sentinel-2 A, Sentinel-2 B, Sentinel-2 C, Sentinel-2 D |
| Sentinel-3 | Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B, Sentinel-3 C, Sentinel-3 D |
| Sentinel-4 | Sentinel-4 A, Sentinel-4 B |
| Sentinel-5 | Sentinel-5 A, Sentinel-5 B, Sentinel-5 C |
| Sentinel-6 | Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B |
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 Current Missions
timeline
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| Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
| Odin | 20 Feb 2001 | Dec 2024 | | OSIRIS, SMR |
| SCISAT-1 | 12 Aug 2003 | Mar 2024 | | ACE-FTS, MAESTRO |
| Meteosat-9 | 22 Dec 2005 | Jan 2025 | | GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI |
| SMOS | 02 Nov 2009 | Dec 2025 | | MIRAS (SMOS) |
| CryoSat-2 | 08 Apr 2010 | Dec 2025 | | DGXX, Laser Reflectors (ESA), SIRAL |
| Meteosat-10 | 05 Jul 2012 | Sep 2030 | | GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI |
| Metop-B | 17 Sep 2012 | Aug 2024 | | A-DCS3, AMSU-A, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS, S&R (NOAA), SEM (POES) |
| Swarm | 22 Nov 2013 | Dec 2025 | | ACC, ASM, EFI, GPS Receiver (Swarm), Laser Reflectors (ESA), STR, VFM |
| Sentinel-1 A | 03 Apr 2014 | Apr 2024 | | C-Band SAR |
| Sentinel-2 A | 23 Jun 2015 | Jul 2025 | | MSI (Sentinel-2) |
| Meteosat-11 | 15 Jul 2015 | Dec 2033 | | GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI |
| Sentinel-3 A | 16 Feb 2016 | Mar 2026 | | DGXX-S, OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL |
| Sentinel-2 B | 06 Mar 2017 | Apr 2027 | | MSI (Sentinel-2) |
| Sentinel-5 precursor | 13 Oct 2017 | Sep 2027 | | UVNS (Sentinel-5 precursor) |
| Sentinel-3 B | 25 Apr 2018 | Aug 2028 | | DGXX-S, OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL |
| Metop-C | 07 Nov 2018 | Dec 2027 | | A-DCS3, AMSU-A, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, IASI, MHS, SEM (POES) |
| Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich | 21 Nov 2020 | Jun 2026 | | AMR-C, DGXX-S, GNSS POD Receiver, GNSS-RO Receiver, LRA (Sentinel-6), Poseidon-4 Altimeter |
| MTG-I1 (imaging) | 13 Dec 2022 | 31 May 2031 | | FCI, LI |
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Approved Missions
timeline
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| Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
| EarthCARE | May 2024 | May 2027 | | ATLID, BBR (EarthCARE), CPR (EarthCARE), MSI (EarthCARE) |
| AWS | Jun 2024 | Jun 2029 | | AWS Instrument |
| Sentinel-4 A | Sep 2024 | Mar 2033 | | UVN (Sentinel-4) |
| MTG-S1 (sounding) | Sep 2024 | Mar 2033 | | IRS, UVN |
| Sentinel-2 C | Oct 2024 | Dec 2034 | | MSI (Sentinel-2) |
| HydroGNSS | Oct 2024 | Mar 2029 | | SGR-ReSI-Z |
| Sentinel-1 C | Dec 2024 | Apr 2034 | | C-Band SAR |
| Sentinel-5 A | Mar 2025 | Sep 2032 | | UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
| Biomass | Mar 2025 | Oct 2030 | | P-Band SAR |
| METOP-SG A1 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2032 | | 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
| ALTIUS | May 2025 | May 2028 | | ALTIUS Instrument |
| Sentinel-1 D | Jun 2025 | Jun 2035 | | C-Band SAR |
| Sentinel-3 C | Oct 2025 | Oct 2035 | | DGXX-S, OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL |
| Sentinel-6 B | Dec 2025 | May 2031 | | AMR-C, DGXX-S, DORIS-NG, GNSS POD Receiver, GNSS-RO Receiver, LRA (Sentinel-6), Poseidon-4 Altimeter |
| METOP-SG B1 | Dec 2025 | Jun 2033 | | A-DCS4, ICI, MWI, RO, SCA |
| FLEX | Mar 2026 | Sep 2029 | | FLORIS |
| Sentinel CO2M-A | Jun 2026 | Dec 2033 | | CLIM, CO2I, MAP |
| Sentinel CO2M-B | Sep 2026 | Mar 2034 | | CLIM, CO2I, MAP |
| MTG-I2 (imaging) | Sep 2026 | Mar 2035 | | FCI, LI |
| FORUM | Aug 2027 | Dec 2032 | | FEI, Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| Sentinel-2 D | Sep 2028 | Sep 2038 | | MSI (Sentinel-2) |
| Sentinel CRISTAL-A | Dec 2028 | Jun 2036 | | AMR-C, IRIS |
| Sentinel-3 D | Dec 2028 | Dec 2038 | | DGXX-S, OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL |
| Sentinel LSTM-A | Mar 2029 | Sep 2036 | | Land Surface Temperature Radiometer |
| Sentinel ROSE-L A | Sep 2029 | Mar 2037 | | L-band SAR |
| Sentinel CIMR-A | Oct 2029 | Apr 2037 | | Imaging Microwave Radiometer |
| Sentinel CHIME-A | Dec 2029 | Jun 2037 | | HSI |
| Harmony | Dec 2029 | Dec 2034 | | Multiview Thermal-Infared, Passive Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| TRUTHS | Mar 2030 | Sep 2035 | | CSAR, HIS |
| Sentinel CRISTAL-B | Jun 2030 | Dec 2037 | | AMR-C, IRIS |
| MTG-I3 (imaging) | Oct 2030 | Apr 2039 | | FCI, LI |
| Sentinel LSTM-B | Mar 2031 | Sep 2038 | | Land Surface Temperature Radiometer |
| Sentinel ROSE-L B | Sep 2031 | Mar 2039 | | L-band SAR |
| Sentinel CIMR-B | Oct 2031 | Apr 2039 | | Imaging Microwave Radiometer |
| Sentinel CHIME-B | Dec 2031 | Jun 2039 | | HSI |
| Aeolus-2 | Dec 2031 | Dec 2041 | | ALADIN-2 |
| METOP-SG A2 | May 2032 | Nov 2039 | | 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
| Sentinel-5 B | May 2032 | Nov 2039 | | UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
| MTG-S2 (sounding) | Oct 2032 | Apr 2041 | | IRS, UVN |
| Sentinel-4 B | Oct 2032 | Apr 2041 | | UVN (Sentinel-4) |
| METOP-SG B2 | Nov 2032 | Jun 2040 | | A-DCS4, ICI, MWI, RO, SCA |
| MAGIC/MCDO | Dec 2032 | Dec 2040 | | LTI, MicroSTAR accelerometer |
| MTG-I4 (imaging) | Jun 2034 | Jan 2043 | | FCI, LI |
| Sentinel-5 C | May 2039 | Nov 2046 | | UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
| METOP-SG A3 | May 2039 | Nov 2046 | | 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
| METOP-SG B3 | Nov 2039 | Jun 2047 | | ICI, MWI, RO, SCA |
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Planned Missions
timeline
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Considered Missions
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None.
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Completed Missions
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| Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
| Meteosat-1 | 23 Nov 1977 | 24 Nov 1979 | | - |
| Meteosat-2 | 19 Jun 1981 | 02 Dec 1991 | | - |
| Meteosat-3 | 15 Jun 1988 | 01 Aug 1991 | | Meteosat Comms, MVIRI |
| Meteosat-4 | 06 Mar 1989 | 08 Nov 1995 | | Meteosat Comms, MVIRI |
| Meteosat-5 | 02 Mar 1991 | 26 Apr 2007 | | Meteosat Comms, MVIRI |
| ERS-1 | 17 Jul 1991 | 07 Mar 2000 | | AMI/SAR/Image, AMI/SAR/Wave, AMI/Scatterometer, ATSR, ATSR/M, ERS Comms, MWR, RA |
| Meteosat-6 | 20 Nov 1993 | 02 May 2011 | | Meteosat Comms, MVIRI |
| ERS-2 | 21 Apr 1995 | 04 Jul 2011 | | AMI/SAR/Image, AMI/SAR/Wave, AMI/Scatterometer, ATSR/M, ATSR-2, ERS Comms, GOME, MWR, RA |
| Meteosat-7 | 02 Sep 1997 | 11 Apr 2017 | | Meteosat Comms, MVIRI |
| PROBA | 22 Oct 2001 | 31 Oct 2021 | | CHRIS, HRC |
| Envisat | 01 Mar 2002 | 08 Apr 2012 | | AATSR, ASAR, ASAR (image mode), ASAR (wave mode), DORIS-NG, ENVISAT Comms, GOMOS, MERIS, MIPAS, MWR, RA-2, SCIAMACHY |
| GRACE | 17 Mar 2002 | 27 Oct 2017 | | GRACE instrument |
| Meteosat-8 | 28 Aug 2002 | 30 Nov 2022 | | GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI |
| CryoSat | 08 Oct 2005 | 08 Oct 2005 | | DORIS-NG, Laser Reflectors (ESA), SIRAL |
| Metop-A | 19 Oct 2006 | 15 Nov 2021 | | A-DCS3, AMSU-A, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS, S&R (NOAA), SEM (POES) |
| GOCE | 17 Mar 2009 | 21 Oct 2013 | | EGG, GPS (ESA), Laser Reflectors (ESA), LRR, SSTI |
| PROBA-V | 07 May 2013 | 31 Oct 2021 | | Vegetation |
| TDS-1 | 08 Jul 2014 | 31 May 2019 | | SGR-ReSI |
| Sentinel-1 B | 25 Apr 2016 | 03 Aug 2022 | | C-Band SAR |
| GOMX4 | 02 Feb 2018 | 31 Mar 2023 | | ADSB Receiver (GOMX4), HyperScout |
| Aeolus | 22 Aug 2018 | 30 Apr 2023 | | ALADIN |
| Federated Satellite Systems | 03 Sep 2020 | 31 Dec 2021 | | FMPL-2, HyperScout-2, Phisat-1 |
| SEOSAT/Ingenio | 17 Nov 2020 | 17 Nov 2020 | | PAN+MS (RGB+NIR) |
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Operational Instruments
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| Instrument | Mission(s) |
ACC | Swarm |
AMR-C | Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B, Sentinel CRISTAL-A, Sentinel CRISTAL-B |
| ASCAT | Metop-B, Metop-C, Metop-A |
| C-Band SAR | Sentinel-1 A, Sentinel-1 C, Sentinel-1 D, Sentinel-1 B |
| EFI | Swarm |
| GERB | Meteosat-9, Meteosat-10, Meteosat-11, Meteosat-8 |
| GNSS POD Receiver | Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B |
| GOME-2 | Metop-B, Metop-C, Metop-A |
| GPS Receiver (Swarm) | Swarm |
| GRAS | Metop-B, Metop-C, Metop-A |
| Laser Reflectors (ESA) | GOCE, CryoSat, Swarm, CryoSat-2 |
| LRA (Sentinel-6) | Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B |
| MIRAS (SMOS) | SMOS |
| MSI (Sentinel-2) | Sentinel-2 A, Sentinel-2 B, Sentinel-2 C, Sentinel-2 D |
| OLCI | Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B, Sentinel-3 C, Sentinel-3 D |
| Poseidon-4 Altimeter | Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B |
| SEVIRI | Meteosat-9, Meteosat-10, Meteosat-11, Meteosat-8 |
| SGR-ReSI-CDHS | DoT-1 |
| SIRAL | CryoSat, CryoSat-2 |
| SLSTR | Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B, Sentinel-3 C, Sentinel-3 D |
| SRAL | Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B, Sentinel-3 C, Sentinel-3 D |
| STR | Swarm |
| UVNS (Sentinel-5 precursor) | Sentinel-5 precursor |
| VFM | Swarm |
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Prototype Instruments
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None.
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Instruments Being Developed
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| Instrument | Mission(s) |
| 3MI | METOP-SG A1, METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3 |
| AIRMO Spectrometer | AIRMO Constellation |
| ALTIUS Instrument | ALTIUS |
| AWS Instrument | AWS |
| CSAR | TRUTHS |
| FCI | MTG-I2 (imaging), MTG-I3 (imaging), MTG-I4 (imaging), MTG-I1 (imaging) |
| FEI | FORUM |
| HIS | TRUTHS |
| ICI | METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG B2, METOP-SG B3 |
| IRS | MTG-S1 (sounding), MTG-S2 (sounding), MTG-S1 , MTG-S2 |
| LI | MTG-I2 (imaging), MTG-I3 (imaging), MTG-I4 (imaging), MTG-I1 (imaging) |
| MWI | METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG B2, METOP-SG B3 |
| MWS | METOP-SG A1, METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3 |
| P-Band SAR | Biomass |
| RO | METOP-SG A1, METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3, METOP-SG B2, METOP-SG B3 |
| SCA | METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG B2, METOP-SG B3 |
| SGR-ReSI-Z | HydroGNSS |
| UVNS (Sentinel-5) | METOP-SG A1, Sentinel-5 A, Sentinel-5 B, METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3, Sentinel-5 C |
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Approved Instruments
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Proposed Instruments
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TBD Instruments
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No Longer Operational Instruments
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| Instrument | Mission(s) |
| ADSB Receiver (GOMX4) | GOMX4 |
| AIS Receiver (GOMX4) | - |
| ALADIN | Aeolus |
| AMI/SAR/Image | ERS-1, ERS-2 |
| AMI/SAR/Wave | ERS-1, ERS-2 |
| AMI/Scatterometer | ERS-1, ERS-2 |
| ASAR | Envisat |
| ASAR (image mode) | Envisat |
| ASAR (wave mode) | Envisat |
| CHRIS | PROBA |
| EGG | GOCE |
| ENVISAT Comms | Envisat |
| ERS Comms | ERS-1, ERS-2 |
| FMPL-2 | Federated Satellite Systems |
| GOME | ERS-2 |
| GOMOS | Envisat |
| GPS (ESA) | GOCE |
| GRACE instrument | GRACE-II, GRACE |
| HRC | PROBA |
| HyperScout | GOMX4 |
| HyperScout-2 | Federated Satellite Systems |
| LRR | GOCE |
| MERIS | Envisat |
| MIPAS | Envisat |
| MVIRI | Meteosat-5, Meteosat-3, Meteosat-4, Meteosat-6, Meteosat-7 |
| MWR | Envisat, ERS-1, ERS-2 |
| PAN+MS (RGB+NIR) | SEOSAT/Ingenio |
| Phisat-1 | Federated Satellite Systems |
| RA | ERS-1, ERS-2 |
| RA-2 | Envisat |
| SCIAMACHY | Envisat |
| SSTI | GOCE |
| Vegetation | PROBA-V |
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