| 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 2024 | | 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, DGXX |
| 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, DGXX-S, GPSP, LRA, POSEIDON-3B Altimeter |
| VENµS | 02 Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | | 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 | 30 Nov 2025 | | AMR-S, DGXX-S, GPSP, Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn), LRA, POSEIDON-3C Altimeter |
| NORSAT-TD | 15 Apr 2023 | Apr 2026 | | AIS/IOT, CORA-micro, SmallCat, SpaceStar, VDES |
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Approved Missions
timeline
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| Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
| MicroCarb | Dec 2024 | Dec 2027 | | Microcarb |
| METOP-SG A1 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2032 | | 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
| METOP-SG B1 | Dec 2025 | Jun 2033 | | A-DCS4, ICI, MWI, RO, SCA |
| TRISHNA | Dec 2026 | Dec 2031 | | SWIR , TIR, VNIR |
| MERLIN | Feb 2028 | Feb 2031 | | IPDA LIDAR |
| METOP-SG A2 | May 2032 | Nov 2039 | | 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
| METOP-SG B2 | Nov 2032 | Jun 2040 | | A-DCS4, ICI, MWI, RO, SCA |
| METOP-SG A3 | May 2039 | Nov 2046 | | 3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5) |
| METOP-SG B3 | Nov 2039 | Jun 2047 | | 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, 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, GOES-15, EWS-G1 |
| AltiKa | SARAL |
AMR | OSTM (Jason-2), Jason-3 |
| ASM | Swarm |
| DGXX | OSTM (Jason-2), CryoSat-2, SARAL, HY-2A |
| DGXX-S | Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B, 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, SWOT, Jason-3 |
| DORIS-NG | Sentinel-6 B, Envisat, Jason-1, CryoSat |
| HiRI | Pleiades 1A, Pleiades 1B |
| IASI | Metop-B, Metop-C, Metop-A |
| IIR | CALIPSO |
| 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 |
| 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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