CEOS EO HANDBOOK – AGENCY SUMMARY - NIES (Japan)
Agency Name Full National Institute for Environmental Studies (Japan) CEOS Member no
Agency Country Japan Agency Website
Agency Mission Timeline click here
Agency Series None.
Current Missions
timeline
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
GOSAT 23 Jan 2009 Dec 2025 TANSO-CAI, TANSO-FTS
GOSAT-2 29 Oct 2018 Dec 2025 TANSO-CAI-2, TANSO-FTS-2
Approved Missions
timeline
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
GOSAT-GW Mar 2025 Mar 2032 AMSR3, TANSO-3
Planned Missions
None.
Considered Missions
None.
Completed Missions None.
Operational Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
TANSO-CAIGOSAT
TANSO-CAI-2GOSAT-2
TANSO-FTSGOSAT
TANSO-FTS-2GOSAT-2
Prototype Instruments None.
Instruments Being Developed
InstrumentMission(s)
TANSO-3GOSAT-GW
Approved Instruments None.
Proposed Instruments None.
TBD Instruments None.
No Longer Operational Instruments None.