Earth Observation Satellites from CNES

Agency Name Full

Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales

CEOS Member

yes

Agency Country

France

Agency Website

www.cnes.fr

Agency Mission Timeline

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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

Current Missions

timeline

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 2025	OSIRIS, SMR
SMOS	02 Nov 2009	Dec 2025	MIRAS (SMOS)
Pleiades 1A	17 Dec 2011	Dec 2026	HiRI
Metop-B	17 Sep 2012	Nov 2027	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 2026	HiRI
SARAL	25 Feb 2013	Dec 2025	A-DCS3, AltiKa, DGXX
Swarm	22 Nov 2013	Dec 2025	ACC, ASM, EFI, GPS Receiver (Swarm), Laser Reflectors (ESA), STR, VFM
Jason-3	17 Jan 2016	Dec 2025	AMR, DGXX-S, GPSP, LRA, POSEIDON-3B Altimeter
VENµS	02 Aug 2017	Jul 2025	VSC
CFOSAT	29 Oct 2018	Oct 2026	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	Nov 2025	AMR-S, DGXX-S, GPSP, Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn), LRA, POSEIDON-3C Altimeter
NORSAT-TD	15 Apr 2023	May 2025	AIS/IOT, CORA-micro, SmallCat, SpaceStar, VDES

Approved Missions

timeline

Mission	Launch	EOL	Instrument(s)
MicroCarb	Jul 2025	Dec 2027	Microcarb
CO3D	Jul 2025	Dec 2031	Optical Instrument (CO3D)
METOP-SG A1	Aug 2025	Mar 2034	3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5)
METOP-SG B1	Jul 2026	Jan 2035	A-DCS4, ICI, MWI, RO, SCA
TRISHNA	Dec 2026	Dec 2031	SWIR, TIR, VNIR
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 B2	Feb 2033	Aug 2041	A-DCS4, ICI, MWI, RO, SCA
METOP-SG A3	May 2039	Nov 2047	3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5)
METOP-SG B3	Feb 2040	Aug 2048	ICI, MWI, RO, SCA

Planned Missions

timeline

Mission	Launch	EOL		Instrument(s)
AOS-PMM	2030	2034		JAXA Ku-Band Doppler Radar, SAPHIR-NG

Considered Missions

None.

Completed Missions

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
CALIPSO	28 Apr 2006	31 Jul 2023	CALIOP, IIR, WFC
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

Operational Instruments

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, OCEANSAT-3, METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG B2, NPOESS-2, NPOESS-1, NPOESS-3, NPOESS-4, NPOESS-5, NPOESS-6, CDARS, Free Flyer-2, GOES-14, EWS-G, EWS-G1
AltiKa	SARAL
AMR	OSTM (Jason-2), Jason-3
AMR-S	SWOT
ASM	Swarm
DGXX	OSTM (Jason-2), HY-2A, CryoSat-2, SARAL
DGXX-S	Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B, SWOT, HY-2C, HY-2D, Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-3 C, Sentinel-6 B, Sentinel-3 D, HY-2E, HY-2F, HY-2G, HY-2H, Sentinel-6 C, Jason-3
DORIS-NG	Sentinel-6 B, Envisat, Jason-1, CryoSat
HiRI	Pleiades 1A, Pleiades 1B
IASI	Metop-B, Metop-C, Metop-A
Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn)	SWOT
Laser Reflectors	STELLA, STARLETTE
MIRAS (SMOS)	SMOS
POSEIDON-3B Altimeter	Jason-3
Poseidon-4 Altimeter	Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B, Sentinel-6 C
RRA	Diademe 1&2
SCAT	CFOSAT
SWIM	CFOSAT
VSC	VENµS

Prototype Instruments

None.

Instruments Being Developed

Approved Instruments

Proposed Instruments

None.

TBD Instruments

None.

No Longer Operational Instruments

Instrument	Mission(s)
ATSR/M	ERS-1, ERS-2
CARMEN-1 (ICARE)	SAC-D/Aquarius
CARMEN-1 (SODAD)	SAC-D/Aquarius
CHAMP Gravity Package (Accelerometer+GPS)	CHAMP
DORIS	Topex-Poseidon
DORIS (SPOT)	SPOT-3, SPOT-4, SPOT-2
DORIS-NG (SPOT)	SPOT-5
HRG	SPOT-5
HRS	SPOT-5
HRV	SPOT-1, SPOT-3, SPOT-2
HRVIR	SPOT-4
IAP	DEMETER
ICARE	SAC-C
ICE	DEMETER
IDEE	Taranis
IDP	DEMETER
IIR	CALIPSO
IME-BF	Taranis
IME-HF	Taranis
IMM	Taranis
IMSC	DEMETER
ISL	DEMETER
MADRAS	MEGHA-TROPIQUES
MCP	Taranis
MEXIC	Taranis
Overhauser Magnetometer	Oersted
POLDER	ADEOS
POLDER-2	ADEOS-II
POLDER-P	PARASOL
POSEIDON-1 (SSALT-1)	Topex-Poseidon
POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2)	Jason-1
POSEIDON-3	OSTM (Jason-2)
PREMOS	PICARD
SAPHIR	MEGHA-TROPIQUES
ScaRaB	Meteor-3 N7, Resurs-01 N4, MEGHA-TROPIQUES
ScaRaB/MV2	-
SODISM	PICARD
SOVAP	PICARD
VEGETATION	SPOT-4, SPOT-5
WINDII	UARS
XGRE	Taranis