Earth Observation Satellites from EUMETSAT

Agency Name Full

European Organization for the Exploitation of Metereological Satellites

CEOS Member

yes

Agency Country

Europe

Agency Website

www.eumetsat.int

Agency Mission Timeline

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Series	Missions
EPS	Metop-A, Metop-B, Metop-C
Jason	Jason-1, OSTM (Jason-2), Jason-3, Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B
JPSS	NOAA-20, NOAA-21, JPSS-3, JPSS-4
Meteosat	Meteosat-1, Meteosat-2, Meteosat-3, Meteosat-4, Meteosat-5, Meteosat-6, Meteosat-7, Meteosat-8, Meteosat-9, Meteosat-10, Meteosat-11
METOP-SG A	METOP-SG A1, METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3
METOP-SG B	METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG B2, METOP-SG B3
MTG-I (imaging)	Meteosat-12, MTG-I2 (imaging), MTG-I3 (imaging), MTG-I4 (imaging)
MTG-S (sounding)	MTG-S1 (sounding), MTG-S2 (sounding)
Sentinel-3	Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B, Sentinel-3 C, Sentinel-3 D, S3NGO-A, S3NGO-B, S3NGT-A, S3NGT-B

Current Missions

timeline

Mission	Launch	EOL	Instrument(s)
Meteosat-9	22 Dec 2005	Apr 2027	GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI
Meteosat-10	05 Jul 2012	Sep 2030	GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI
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)
Meteosat-11	15 Jul 2015	Dec 2033	GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI
Jason-3	17 Jan 2016	Dec 2025	AMR, DGXX-S, GPSP, LRA, POSEIDON-3B Altimeter
Sentinel-3 A	16 Feb 2016	Mar 2026	DGXX-S, OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL
NOAA-20	18 Nov 2017	Dec 2031	ATMS, CERES, CrIS, OMPS-N, VIIRS
Sentinel-3 B	25 Apr 2018	Mar 2028	DGXX-S, OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL
Metop-C	07 Nov 2018	Dec 2027	A-DCS3, AMSU-A, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, IASI, MHS, SEM (POES)
Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich	21 Nov 2020	Sep 2028	AMR-C, DGXX-S, GNSS POD Receiver, GNSS-RO Receiver, LRA (Sentinel-6), Poseidon-4 Altimeter
NOAA-21	10 Nov 2022	Dec 2036	ATMS, CrIS, OMPS-L, OMPS-N, VIIRS
Meteosat-12	13 Dec 2022	Aug 2033	FCI, LI
AWS	16 Aug 2024	Aug 2029	MWR
MTG-S1 (sounding)	01 Jul 2025	12 Mar 2036	IRS, UVN (Sentinel-4)
Sentinel-4 A	01 Jul 2025	12 Mar 2036	UVN (Sentinel-4)
Sentinel-5 A	13 Aug 2025	13 Aug 2035	UVNS (Sentinel-5)
METOP-SG A1	13 Aug 2025	14 Mar 2034	3MI, IASI-NG, METimage, MWS, RO, UVNS (Sentinel-5)

Approved Missions

timeline

Mission	Launch	EOL	Instrument(s)
Sentinel-6 B	Nov 2025	Jun 2033	AMR-C, DGXX-S, GNSS POD Receiver, GNSS-RO Receiver, LRA (Sentinel-6), Poseidon-4 Altimeter
MTG-I2 (imaging)	Jun 2026	Feb 2037	FCI, LI
METOP-SG B1	Jul 2026	Jan 2035	A-DCS4, ICI, MWI, RO, SCA
Sentinel-3 C	Oct 2026	Oct 2036	DGXX-S, OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL
Sentinel CO2M-A	Nov 2027	Nov 2037	CLIM, CO2I, MAP
JPSS-4	Dec 2027	Dec 2036	ATMS, CrIS, Libera, OMPS-L, OMPS-N, VIIRS
Sentinel CO2M-B	Mar 2028	Mar 2038	CLIM, CO2I, MAP
Sentinel CRISTAL-A	Sep 2028	Sep 2038	AMR-CR, IRIS
Sentinel-3 D	Dec 2028	Dec 2038	DGXX-S, OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL
Sentinel CO2M-C	Jun 2029	Jun 2039	CLIM, CO2I, MAP
Sentinel CIMR-A	Sep 2029	Sep 2039	Imaging Microwave Radiometer
JPSS-3	Dec 2032	Dec 2041	ATMS, CrIS, OMPS-L, OMPS-N, VIIRS
Sentinel-5 B	Feb 2033	Aug 2042	UVNS (Sentinel-5)
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
MTG-I3 (imaging)	Feb 2033	Nov 2043	FCI, LI
Sentinel CRISTAL-B	Jun 2034	Jun 2044	AMR-CR, IRIS
Sentinel CIMR-B	Mar 2035	Mar 2045	Imaging Microwave Radiometer
MTG-S2 (sounding)	Sep 2035	May 2046	IRS, UVN (Sentinel-4)
Sentinel-4 B	Sep 2035	May 2046	UVN (Sentinel-4)
MTG-I4 (imaging)	Aug 2036	May 2047	FCI, LI
Sentinel-5 C	May 2039	Aug 2049	UVNS (Sentinel-5)
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)
EPS-Sterna	2029	2042	MWR
Sentinel-6 C	2030	2038	AMR-C, DGXX-S, GNSS POD Receiver, GNSS-RO Receiver, LRA (Sentinel-6), Poseidon-4 Altimeter
S3NGT-A	2034	2044	AMR-CR, Poseidon-5 Altimeter, SAOOH
S3NGO-A	2035	2045	AOLCI, ASLSTR
S3NGT-B	2036	2046	AMR-CR, Poseidon-5 Altimeter, SAOOH
S3NGO-B	2037	2047	AOLCI, ASLSTR

Considered Missions

timeline

Mission	Launch	EOL		Instrument(s)
EPS-Aeolus	2034	2044		ALADIN-2, RO

Completed Missions

Mission	Launch	EOL	Instrument(s)
Meteosat-4	06 Mar 1989	08 Nov 1995	Meteosat Comms, MVIRI
Meteosat-5	02 Mar 1991	26 Apr 2007	Meteosat Comms, MVIRI
Meteosat-6	20 Nov 1993	02 May 2011	Meteosat Comms, MVIRI
Meteosat-7	02 Sep 1997	11 Apr 2017	Meteosat Comms, MVIRI
Meteosat-8	28 Aug 2002	30 Nov 2022	GERB, MSG Comms, SEVIRI
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)
OSTM (Jason-2)	20 Jun 2008	10 Oct 2019	AMR, DGXX, GPSP, LRA, POSEIDON-3

Operational Instruments

Instrument	Mission(s)
A-DCS4	OCEANSAT-3, METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG B2, NPOESS-2, NPOESS-1, NPOESS-3, NPOESS-4, NPOESS-5, NPOESS-6, CDARS, Free Flyer-2, NOAA-19, GOES-14, EWS-G2, EWS-G1
AMR	OSTM (Jason-2), Jason-3
AMR-C	Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B, Sentinel-6 C
ASCAT	Metop-B, Metop-C, Metop-A
AVHRR/3	Metop-B, Metop-C, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, NOAA-15, Metop-A
FCI	Meteosat-12, MTG-I2 (imaging), MTG-I3 (imaging), MTG-I4 (imaging)
GERB	Meteosat-9, Meteosat-10, Meteosat-11, Meteosat-8
GOME-2	Metop-B, Metop-C, Metop-A
GRAS	Metop-B, Metop-C, Metop-A
HIRS/4	Metop-B, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A
IASI	Metop-B, Metop-C, Metop-A
LI	Meteosat-12, MTG-I2 (imaging), MTG-I3 (imaging), MTG-I4 (imaging)
LRA (Sentinel-6)	Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B, Sentinel-6 C
METimage	METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3, Post-EPS, METOP-SG A1
MHS	Metop-B, Metop-C, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A
MSG Comms	Meteosat-9, Meteosat-10, Meteosat-11, Meteosat-8
OLCI	Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B, Sentinel-3 C, Sentinel-3 D
Poseidon-4 Altimeter	Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B, Sentinel-6 C
SEVIRI	Meteosat-9, Meteosat-10, Meteosat-11, Meteosat-8
SLSTR	Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B, Sentinel-3 C, Sentinel-3 D
SRAL	Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B, Sentinel-3 C, Sentinel-3 D

Prototype Instruments

None.

Instruments Being Developed

Approved Instruments

Proposed Instruments

TBD Instruments

None.

No Longer Operational Instruments

Instrument	Mission(s)
Meteosat Comms	Meteosat-5, Meteosat-3, Meteosat-4, Meteosat-6, Meteosat-7
MVIRI	Meteosat-5, Meteosat-3, Meteosat-4, Meteosat-6, Meteosat-7
MWR	Envisat, ERS-1, ERS-2

Instrument	Mission(s)
3MI	METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3, METOP-SG A1
IASI-NG	METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3, METOP-SG A1
ICI	METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG B2, METOP-SG B3
IRS	MTG-S2 (sounding), MTG-S1 (sounding)
MWI	METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG B2, METOP-SG B3
MWS	METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3, METOP-SG A1
RO	METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3, METOP-SG B2, METOP-SG B3, EPS-Aeolus, METOP-SG A1
SCA	METOP-SG B1, METOP-SG B2, METOP-SG B3
UVN (Sentinel-4)	MTG-S2 (sounding), Sentinel-4 B, MTG-S1 (sounding), Sentinel-4 A
UVNS (Sentinel-5)	Sentinel-5 B, METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A3, Sentinel-5 C, METOP-SG A1, Sentinel-5 A

Instrument	Mission(s)
AMR-CR	Sentinel CRISTAL-A, Sentinel CRISTAL-B, S3NGT-A, S3NGT-B
CLIM	Sentinel CO2M-A, Sentinel CO2M-B, Sentinel CO2M-C
CO2I	Sentinel CO2M-A, Sentinel CO2M-B, Sentinel CO2M-C
IRIS	Sentinel CRISTAL-A, Sentinel CRISTAL-B
MAP	Sentinel CO2M-A, Sentinel CO2M-B, Sentinel CO2M-C