CEOS EO HANDBOOK – AGENCY SUMMARY - ASI
Agency Name Full Agenzia Spaziale Italiana CEOS Member yes
Agency Country Italy Agency Website http://www.asi.it/en
Agency Mission Timeline click here
Agency Series
SeriesMissions
COSMO-SkyMedCOSMO-SkyMed 1, COSMO-SkyMed 2, COSMO-SkyMed 3, COSMO-SkyMed 4
CSGCSG-1, CSG-2
LAGEOSLAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, LARES
PRISMAPRISMA
SAOCOMSAOCOM 1A, SAOCOM 1B, SAOCOM-2A, SAOCOM-2B
Current Missions
timeline
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
LAGEOS-1 04 May 1976 May 2052 LRA (LAGEOS)
LAGEOS-2 22 Oct 1992 Oct 2052 LRA (LAGEOS)
COSMO-SkyMed 1 08 Jun 2007 Dec 2023 SAR 2000
COSMO-SkyMed 2 09 Dec 2007 Dec 2023 SAR 2000
COSMO-SkyMed 4 06 Nov 2010 Dec 2023 SAR 2000
LARES 13 Feb 2012 Feb 2052 LCCRA (LARES)
CSES 02 Feb 2018 Dec 2023 HEPD
SAOCOM 1A 07 Oct 2018 Oct 2023 SAR-L
PRISMA 22 Mar 2019 Mar 2024 HYC, PAN CAMERA
CSG-1 18 Dec 2019 Dec 2026 CSG SAR
SAOCOM 1B 30 Aug 2020 Aug 2025 SAR-L
CSG-2 31 Jan 2022 Dec 2028 CSG SAR
LARES-2 13 Jul 2022 01 Mar 2062 LCCRA (LARES-2)
NORSAT-TD 15 Apr 2023 04 Sep 2029 AIS/IOT, CORA-micro, SmallCat, SpaceStar, VDES
Approved Missions
timeline
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
CSG-3 Feb 2024 Feb 2031 CSG SAR
CSG-4 Feb 2025 Feb 2032 CSG SAR
SAOCOM-2A Aug 2028 Jan 2033 SAR-L
SAOCOM-2B Aug 2030 Jan 2035 SAR-L
Planned Missions
timeline
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
SBG-TIR 2026 2031 SBG TIR Instrument, VNIR Camera (SBG-TIR)
Considered Missions
None.
Completed Missions
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
COSMO-SkyMed 3 25 Oct 2008 30 Apr 2022 SAR 2000
Operational Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
CSG SARCSG-1, CSG-2, CSG-3, CSG-4
HEPDCSES
HYCPRISMA
LCCRA (LARES)LARES
LCCRA (LARES-2)LARES-2
LRATopex-Poseidon, Jason-1, OSTM (Jason-2), GFO, SWOT, Jason-3
LRA (LAGEOS)LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2
PAN CAMERAPRISMA
ROSAOCEANSAT-2
SAR 2000COSMO-SkyMed 3, COSMO-SkyMed 1, COSMO-SkyMed 2, COSMO-SkyMed 4
Prototype Instruments None.
Instruments Being Developed
InstrumentMission(s)
CORA-microNORSAT-TD
PLATiNO TIRPLATiNO-2
PLATiNO X-SARPLATiNO-1
SBG TIR InstrumentSBG-TIR
VNIR Camera (SBG-TIR)SBG-TIR
Approved Instruments None.
Proposed Instruments None.
TBD Instruments None.
No Longer Operational Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
INESSAC-C
ISTSAC-C
LagrangeSAC-D/Aquarius
ROSASAC-D/Aquarius