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3D Winds
Three Dimensional Tropospheric Winds from Space Based Lidar

NASA
Considered20302033Phase-3 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
Links: mission site | data access
ACE
Aerosol Clouds and Ecosystem Mission

NASA
Considered20202023Phase-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
Links: mission site | data access
ACRIMSAT
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor

NASA
Currently being flown20 Dec 1999Sep 20135-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
Links: mission site | data access
ADM-Aeolus
Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (Earth Explorer Core Mission)

ESA
ApprovedNov 2013Feb 2017Will 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: 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

NSC
Currently being flown12 Jul 2010Aug 2013Demonstrate 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
Links:
ALOS-2
Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2

JAXA
ApprovedJan 2013Jan 2017environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring, civil planning, agriculture and forestry, Earth resources, land surfaceL-Band SAR (ALOS-2)Type: 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
Links: mission site
ALOS-3
Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3

JAXA
Planned20142018Cartography, 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
Links:
AMAZÔNIA-1
Remote Sensing Satellite 1

INPE
ApprovedDec 2013Dec 2016Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surfaceAWFIType: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 752 km
Period:
Inclination: 0 deg
Repeat cycle: 26 days
LST:
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
Links: mission site
Aqua
Aqua (formerly EOS PM-1)

NASA / JAXA / BNISS / INPE
Currently being flown04 May 2002Sep 20136-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
Links: mission site | data access
Arctica
Arctica

ROSHYDROMET
Considered20152018Meteorology, oceanography, including ice cover monitoring and disaster monitoring in the Arctic region. The payload and design of the satellites is similar to the ones in the Electro-L series. Molnya orbit.Type: Highly elliptical
Altitude:
Period: 718 mins
Inclination:
Repeat cycle: 1 day
LST:
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: N/A
Links:
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