CEOS EO HANDBOOK – AGENCY SUMMARY
- UKSA
|
Agency Name Full
|
UK Space Agency
|
CEOS Member
|
yes
|
Agency Country
|
U.K.
|
Agency Website
|
http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/
|
Agency Mission Timeline
|
click here
|
|
|
|
Agency Series
|
|
|
Current Missions
timeline
|
Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
Aura![Cooperating Agency](/images/coop_agency_blue.gif) | 15 Jul 2004 | Sep 2025 | | HiRDLS , MLS (EOS-Aura) , OMI , TES![No longer operational](/images/complete.gif) |
DMC3![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_blue.gif) | 10 Jul 2015 | Dec 2023 | | MSI (BJ-2) , PAN (BJ-2)![Operational](/images/current.gif) |
CARBONITE-2![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_blue.gif) | 12 Jan 2018 | Dec 2023 | | CARBONITE-2 Imager![Operational](/images/current.gif) |
NovaSAR-1![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_blue.gif) | 16 Sep 2018 | Dec 2026 | | AIS , S-band SAR![Operational](/images/current.gif) |
SSTL S1-4![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_blue.gif) | 16 Sep 2018 | Jan 2026 | | MSI (BJ-2) , PAN (BJ-2)![Operational](/images/current.gif) |
DoT-1![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_blue.gif) | 05 Jul 2019 | Dec 2023 | | SGR-ReSI-CDHS![Operational](/images/current.gif) |
SWOT![Cooperating Agency](/images/coop_agency_blue.gif) | 16 Dec 2022 | 30 Nov 2025 | | AMR-S , DGXX-S , GPSP , Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) , LRA , POSEIDON-3C Altimeter![Approved](/images/future.gif) |
|
Approved Missions
timeline
|
|
Planned Missions
|
None.
|
Considered Missions
|
None.
|
Completed Missions
|
|
|
Operational Instruments
|
Instrument | Mission(s) |
AIS![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_green.gif) | NovaSAR-1![Operational (nominal): 2018 - 2026](/images/current.gif) |
AMSU-A![Cooperating Agency](/images/coop_agency_green.gif) | NOAA-19 , Metop-B , Metop-C , NOAA-16 , NOAA-17 , NOAA-15 , Metop-A , NOAA-18![Operational (extended): 2005 - 2024](/images/current.gif) |
CARBONITE-2 Imager![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_green.gif) | CARBONITE-2![Operational (extended): 2018 - 2023](/images/current.gif) |
MSI (BJ-2)![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_green.gif) | DMC3 , SSTL S1-4![Operational (nominal): 2018 - 2026](/images/current.gif) |
PAN (BJ-2)![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_green.gif) | DMC3 , SSTL S1-4![Operational (nominal): 2018 - 2026](/images/current.gif) |
S-band SAR![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_green.gif) | NovaSAR-1![Operational (nominal): 2018 - 2026](/images/current.gif) |
SGR-ReSI-CDHS![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_green.gif) | DoT-1![Operational (extended): 2019 - 2023](/images/current.gif) |
SLIM-6-22![Lead Agency](/images/lead_agency_green.gif) | GEOSAT-1 , UK-DMC2![Mission complete: 2009 - 2019](/images/complete.gif) |
|
Prototype Instruments
|
None.
|
Instruments Being Developed
|
|
Approved Instruments
|
None.
|
Proposed Instruments
|
None.
|
TBD Instruments
|
None.
|
No Longer Operational Instruments
|
|
|