CEOS EO HANDBOOK – AGENCY SUMMARY
- CNES
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Agency Name Full
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Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
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CEOS Member
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yes
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Agency Country
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France
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Agency Website
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http://www.cnes.fr
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Agency Mission Timeline
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click here
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Agency Series
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Series | Missions |
Jason | Jason-1 , OSTM (Jason-2) , Jason-3 , Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich , Sentinel-6 B |
METOP-SG A | METOP-SG A1 , METOP-SG A2 , METOP-SG A3 |
METOP-SG B | METOP-SG B1 , METOP-SG B2 , METOP-SG B3 |
Pleiades | Pleiades 1A , Pleiades 1B |
SPOT | SPOT-1 , SPOT-2 , SPOT-3 , SPOT-4 , SPOT-5 , SPOT-6 , SPOT-7 |
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Current Missions
timeline
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Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
Diademe 1&2 | 15 Feb 1967 | Dec 2050 | | RRA |
STARLETTE | 06 Feb 1975 | Dec 2050 | | Laser Reflectors |
STELLA | 30 Sep 1993 | Dec 2050 | | Laser Reflectors |
Odin | 20 Feb 2001 | Dec 2023 | | OSIRIS , SMR |
CALIPSO | 28 Apr 2006 | Sep 2023 | | CALIOP , IIR , WFC |
SMOS | 02 Nov 2009 | Dec 2025 | | MIRAS (SMOS) |
Pleiades 1A | 17 Dec 2011 | Dec 2024 | | HiRI |
Metop-B | 17 Sep 2012 | Aug 2024 | | A-DCS3 , AMSU-A , ASCAT , AVHRR/3 , GOME-2 , GRAS , HIRS/4 , IASI , MHS , S&R (NOAA) , SEM (POES) |
Pleiades 1B | 02 Dec 2012 | Dec 2024 | | HiRI |
SARAL | 25 Feb 2013 | Dec 2023 | | A-DCS3 , AltiKa |
Swarm | 22 Nov 2013 | Dec 2025 | | ACC , ASM , EFI , GPS Receiver (Swarm) , Laser Reflectors (ESA) , STR , VFM |
Jason-3 | 17 Jan 2016 | Oct 2025 | | AMR , DORIS-NG , GPSP , LRA , POSEIDON-3B Altimeter |
VENµS | 02 Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | | VSC |
CFOSAT | 29 Oct 2018 | Oct 2023 | | SCAT , SWIM |
Metop-C | 07 Nov 2018 | Dec 2027 | | A-DCS3 , AMSU-A , ASCAT , AVHRR/3 , GOME-2 , GRAS , IASI , MHS , SEM (POES) |
SWOT | 16 Dec 2022 | 30 Nov 2025 | | AMR-S , DORIS-NG , GPSP , Ka-band Radar INterferometer (KaRIN) , LRA , POSEIDON-3C Altimeter |
NORSAT-TD | 15 Apr 2023 | 04 Sep 2029 | | AIS/IOT , CORA-micro , SmallCat , SpaceStar , VDES |
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Approved Missions
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Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
MicroCarb | Dec 2023 | Dec 2027 | | Microcarb |
TRISHNA | Dec 2024 | Dec 2029 | | SWIR , TIR , VNIR |
METOP-SG A1 | Dec 2024 | Jun 2032 | | 3MI , IASI-NG , METimage , MWS , RO , UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
METOP-SG B1 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2032 | | A-DCS4 , ICI , MWI , RO , SCA |
MERLIN | Feb 2028 | Feb 2031 | | IPDA LIDAR |
METOP-SG A2 | Dec 2031 | Jun 2039 | | 3MI , IASI-NG , METimage , MWS , RO , UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
METOP-SG B2 | Mar 2032 | Sep 2039 | | A-DCS4 , ICI , MWI , RO , SCA |
METOP-SG A3 | Dec 2038 | Jun 2046 | | 3MI , IASI-NG , METimage , MWS , RO , UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
METOP-SG B3 | Mar 2039 | Sep 2046 | | A-DCS4 , ICI , MWI , RO , SCA |
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Planned Missions
timeline
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Considered Missions
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None.
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Completed Missions
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Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
SPOT-1 | 22 Feb 1986 | 31 Dec 2001 | | HRV |
SPOT-2 | 22 Jan 1990 | 30 Jun 2009 | | DORIS (SPOT) , HRV |
Topex-Poseidon | 10 Aug 1992 | 18 Jan 2006 | | DORIS , LRA , POSEIDON-1 (SSALT-1) , TMR , TOPEX |
SPOT-3 | 25 Sep 1993 | 14 Nov 1996 | | DORIS (SPOT) , HRV |
ADEOS | 17 Aug 1996 | 30 Jun 1997 | | ADEOS Comms , AVNIR , ILAS , IMG , NSCAT , OCTS , POLDER , RIS , SEM (JAXA) , TOMS |
SPOT-4 | 24 Mar 1998 | 29 Jun 2013 | | DORIS (SPOT) , HRVIR , VEGETATION |
Oersted | 23 Feb 1999 | 30 Jun 2014 | | CSC FVM , GPSRO (Oersted) , Overhauser Magnetometer , SI |
Jason-1 | 09 Dec 2001 | 03 Jul 2013 | | DORIS-NG , JMR , LRA , POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2) , TRSR |
SPOT-5 | 04 May 2002 | 30 Mar 2015 | | DORIS-NG (SPOT) , HRG , HRS , VEGETATION |
ADEOS-II | 14 Dec 2002 | 25 Oct 2003 | | ADEOS Comms , AMSR , GLI , ILAS-II , POLDER-2 , SeaWinds |
DEMETER | 29 Jun 2004 | 10 Dec 2010 | | IAP , ICE , IDP , IMSC , ISL |
PARASOL | 18 Dec 2004 | 11 Oct 2013 | | POLDER-P |
Metop-A | 19 Oct 2006 | 15 Nov 2021 | | A-DCS3 , AMSU-A , ASCAT , AVHRR/3 , GOME-2 , GRAS , HIRS/4 , IASI , MHS , S&R (NOAA) , SEM (POES) |
PICARD | 15 Jun 2010 | 04 Apr 2014 | | PREMOS , SODISM , SOVAP |
MEGHA-TROPIQUES | 12 Oct 2011 | 15 Dec 2021 | | MADRAS , ROSA , SAPHIR , ScaRaB |
Taranis | 17 Nov 2020 | 17 Nov 2020 | | IDEE , IME-BF , IME-HF , IMM , MCP , MEXIC , XGRE |
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Operational Instruments
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Instrument | Mission(s) |
A-DCS3 | NOAA-19 , Metop-B , Metop-C , NOAA-9 , NOAA-10 , NOAA-11 , NOAA-13 , NOAA-16 , NOAA-17 , NOAA-12 , NOAA-14 , NOAA-15 , Metop-A , NOAA-18 , SARAL |
A-DCS4 | NOAA-19 , METOP-SG B1 , CDARS , METOP-SG B2 , METOP-SG B3 , NPOESS-2 , NPOESS-1 , NPOESS-3 , NPOESS-4 , NPOESS-5 , NPOESS-6 , Free Flyer-2 , OCEANSAT-3 , GOES-14 , GOES-15 , EWS-G1 |
AltiKa | SARAL |
AMR | OSTM (Jason-2) , Jason-3 |
ASM | Swarm |
DORIS-NG | Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich , Sentinel-6 B , Envisat , Jason-1 , CryoSat , OSTM (Jason-2) , SWOT , CryoSat-2 , Jason-3 , HY-2A |
HiRI | Pleiades 1A , Pleiades 1B |
IASI | Metop-B , Metop-C , Metop-A |
IIR | CALIPSO |
Laser Reflectors | STELLA , STARLETTE |
POSEIDON-3B Altimeter | Jason-3 |
Poseidon-4 Altimeter | Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich , Sentinel-6 B |
RRA | Diademe 1&2 |
SCAT | CFOSAT |
SWIM | CFOSAT |
VSC | VENµS |
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Prototype Instruments
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None.
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Instruments Being Developed
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Approved Instruments
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Proposed Instruments
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None.
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TBD Instruments
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None.
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No Longer Operational Instruments
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