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3D Winds
Three Dimensional Tropospheric Winds from Space Based Lidar

NASA
Considered01 Jan 3001 Jan 33Phase-2 DS Mission, launch order unknown, 3-year nominal mission. Tropospheric winds for weather forecasting and pollution transportHDWL (3D Winds)Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 400 km
Period:
Inclination: 97.03 deg
Repeat cycle: 12 days
LST: 6:00
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Ascending
URL: click here
ACE
Aerosol Clouds and Ecosystem Mission

NASA
Considered01 Jan 2001 Jan 23Phase-2 DS Mission, launch order unknown, 3-year nominal mission. Aerosol and cloud profiles for climate and water cycle; ocean color for open ocean biogeochemistryCloud radar (ACE), HSRL (ACE), Multi-band UV/VIS Spectrometer (ACE), Next Gen APS (ACE)Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 650 km
Period:
Inclination: 98.2 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST: 13:00
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Ascending
URL: click here
ACRIMSAT
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor

NASA
Currently being flown20 Dec 9930 Sep 115-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Will sustain long-term solar luminosity database by providing measurements of total solar irradiance and the solar constantACRIM IIIType: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 716 km
Period: 90 mins
Inclination: 98.13 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST: 10:50
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
URL: click here
ADM-Aeolus
Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (Earth Explorer Core Mission)

ESA
Approved01 Nov 1101 Nov 14Will provide wind profile measurements for global 3D wind field products used for study of atmospheric dynamics, including global transport of energy, water, aerosols, and chemicalsALADINType: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 408 km
Period: 92.5 mins
Inclination: 97.01 deg
Repeat cycle: 7 days
LST: 18:00
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Ascending
URL: click here
AISSat-1
Automatic Identification System Satellite-1

NSC
Approved01 Oct 1001 Oct 13Demonstrate 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.SDRType: Sun-synchronous
Altitude:
Period:
Inclination:
Repeat cycle:
LST: TBD
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
URL:
ALOS
Advanced Land Observing Satellite

JAXA
Currently being flown24 Jan 0601 Sep 10Cartography, digital terrain models, environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring, civil planning, agriculture and forestry, Earth resources, land surfaceAVNIR-2, PALSAR, PRISMType: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 692 km
Period: 98.7 mins
Inclination: 98.16 deg
Repeat cycle: 46 days
LST: 10:30
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
URL: click here
ALOS-2
Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2

JAXA
Planned01 Jan 1201 Jan 17environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring, civil planning, agriculture and forestry, Earth resources, land surfacePALSARType: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 628 km
Period: 100 mins
Inclination: 97.9 deg
Repeat cycle: 14 days
LST: 12:00
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
URL:
ALOS-3
Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3

JAXA
Planned01 Jan 1301 Jan 18Cartography, digital terrain models, environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring, civil planning, agriculture and forestry, Earth resources, land surfaceOptical or HyperSpectral (TBD)Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude:
Period:
Inclination:
Repeat cycle:
LST: 13:30
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
URL:
AMAZÔNIA-1
Remote Sensing Satellite 1

INPE
Approved01 Dec 1101 Dec 15Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surfaceOBAType: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous
Altitude: 905 km
Period: 103.2 mins
Inclination: 0 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST:
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
URL: click here
Aqua
Aqua (formerly EOS PM-1)

NASA / JAXA / BNISS / INPE
Currently being flown04 May 0230 Sep 116-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Atmosphericdynamics/water and energy cycles, cloudformation, precipitationand radiativeproperties, air/seafluxes of energy andmoisture, sea ice extentand heat exchange with the atmosphere. Option of 705km or 438km orbit altitude.AIRS, AMSR-E, AMSU-A, CERES, HSB, MODISType: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 705 km
Period: 98.8 mins
Inclination: 98.2 deg
Repeat cycle: 16 days
LST: 13:30
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Ascending
URL: click here
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