CEOS EO HANDBOOK – AGENCY SUMMARY - DLR
Agency Name Full German Aerospace Center CEOS Member yes
Agency Country Germany Agency Website http://www.dlr.de
Agency Mission Timeline click here
Agency Series None.
Current Missions
timeline
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
TerraSAR-X 15 Jun 2007 Dec 2024 GPSRO (Terra-SAR), X-Band SAR
TanDEM-X 21 Jun 2010 Dec 2026 TOR, X-Band SAR
EnMAP 01 Apr 2022 Sep 2026 HSI
Approved Missions
timeline
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
METOP-SG A1 Oct 2025 Mar 2034 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5)
MERLIN Feb 2029 Feb 2032 IPDA LIDAR
METOP-SG A2 Feb 2033 Aug 2042 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5)
METOP-SG A3 May 2039 Nov 2047 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Planned Missions
None.
Considered Missions
timeline
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
CO2Image 2026 2029 COSIS
TanDEM-L 2028 2040 L-Band SAR
TerraSAR-Fox 2032 2037 X-Band SAR
Completed Missions
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
CHAMP 15 Jul 2000 19 Sep 2010 CHAMP GPS Sounder, CHAMP Gravity Package (Accelerometer+GPS), CHAMP Magnetometry Package (1 Scalar + 2 Vector Magnetometer)
BIRD 22 Oct 2001 31 Dec 2005 HSRS, WAOSS-B
GRACE 17 Mar 2002 27 Oct 2017 GRACE instrument
RapidEye 29 Aug 2008 30 Apr 2020 MSI
FireBIRD 1 (TET-1) 22 Jul 2012 30 Sep 2019 HSRS (FireBIRD 1 (TET-1))
Firebird-1 (TET-1) 22 Jul 2012 30 Sep 2019 -
Firebird-2 (BIROS) 22 Jun 2016 31 Dec 2020 -
FireBIRD 2 (BIROS) 22 Jun 2016 31 Dec 2020 -
DESIS-on-ISS 29 Jun 2018 31 Dec 2023 DESIS
Operational Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
HSIEnMAP
LRIGRACE-FO, MC-C, MC-S
TORTanDEM-X
TROPOMISentinel-5 precursor
X-Band SARTerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X
Prototype Instruments None.
Instruments Being Developed
InstrumentMission(s)
METimageMETOP-SG A1, METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3, Post-EPS
Approved Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
COSISCO2Image
IPDA LIDARMERLIN
Proposed Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
L-Band SARTanDEM-L
X-Band SARTerraSAR-Fox
TBD Instruments None.
No Longer Operational Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
CHAMP GPS SounderCHAMP
CHAMP Magnetometry Package (1 Scalar + 2 Vector Magnetometer)CHAMP
DESISDESIS-on-ISS
GRACE instrumentGRACE-II, GRACE
HSRSBIRD
HSRS-
HSRS (FireBIRD 1 (TET-1))FireBIRD 1 (TET-1)
MSIRapidEye
SCIAMACHYEnvisat
WAOSS-BBIRD