| Instrument | Agency | Missions | Status | Type | Measurements &
applications | Technical characteristics |
AEISS
Advanced Electronic Image Scanning System | KARI (ASTRIUM) | Current: KOMPSAT-3
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution imager for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring. |
| Waveband: | Panchromatic VIS: 0.50 - 0.90 µm, VIS: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.60 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | Pan: 0.7 m, VNIR: 2.8 m
Best resolution: 0.7 m |
| Swath width: | 15 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Very Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | GEOTIF |
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AEISS-A
Advanced Electronic Image Scanning System-A | KARI (ASTRIUM) | Current: KOMPSAT-3A
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution imager for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring. |
| Waveband: | Panchromatic VIS: 0.50 - 0.90 µm, VIS: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.60 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm
VIS, NIR, MWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | Pan: 0.7 m, VNIR: 2.8 m, IR: 5.5m
Best resolution: 0.7 m |
| Swath width: | 15 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Very Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | GEOTIF |
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AEISS-HR
Advanced Electronic Image Scanning System-High Resolution | KARI (KAI) | Current: KOMPSAT-7
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution imager for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring |
| Waveband: | Panchromatic VIS: 0.50 - 0.90 µm, VIS: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.60 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | Pan:0.5 m, VNIR: 2m
Best resolution: 0.5 m |
| Swath width: | 15 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Very Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | GEOTIF |
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AEISS-HR-A
Advanced Electronic Image Scanning System-High Resolution-A | KARI | Current: -
Future: KOMPSAT-7A
Complete: - | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution imager for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring |
| Waveband: | Panchromatic VIS: 0.50 - 0.90 µm, VIS: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.60 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | Pan:0.5 m, VNIR: 2m
Best resolution: 0.5 m |
| Swath width: | 15 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | |
| Data Format: | |
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ALI
Aerosol Limb Imager | CSA (NASA) (ECCC) (USask) (UQAM) | Current: -
Future: HAWC
Complete: - | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | Measures profiles of aerosol extinction and effective radius in the mid-upper troposphere and stratosphere in limb viewing geometry using scattered sunlight in narrow spectral bands in the visible and near infrared. |
| Waveband: | 10 bands in the 610 - 1560 nm wavelength range
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 0.25 km vertical resolution |
| Swath width: | 200 km swath |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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AMSI
Advanced Multi-Spectral Instrument | ESA (COM) | Current: -
Future: S2NG-A, S2NG-B
Complete: - | Proposed | High resolution optical imagers | Optical high spatial resolution imagery over land and coastal areas for Copernicus operational services. |
| Waveband: | 21 bands in the VNIR-SWIR
NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 5 m for 4 bands in VNIR, 60 m for 3 dedicated atmospheric correction bands, 10m or 20 m for remaining bands
Best resolution: 5 m |
| Swath width: | |
| Accuracy: | Absolute radiometric accuracy for Level 1C data: 5% (3% goal) |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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ASTER
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer | METI (NASA) | Current: Terra
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | Surface and cloud imaging with high spatial resolution, stereoscopic observation of local topography, cloud heights, volcanic plumes, and generation of local surface digital elevation maps. Surface temperature and emissivity. ASTER SWIR detectors are no longer functioning due to anomalously high SWIR detector temperatures. ASTER SWIR data acquired since April 2008 are not useable, and show saturation of values and severe striping. All attempts to bring the SWIR bands back to life have failed, and no further action is envisioned. |
| Waveband: | VIS and NIR: 3 bands in 0.52 - 0.86 µm, SWIR: 6 bands in 1.6 - 2.43 µm, TIR: 5 bands in 8.125 - 11.65 µm
VIS, NIR, SWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | VNIR: 15 m, stereo: 15 m horizontally and 25 m vertical, SWIR: 30 m, TIR: 90 m
Best resolution: 15 m |
| Swath width: | 60 km |
| Accuracy: | VNIR and SWIR: 4% (absolute), TIR: 4 K, Geolocation: 7 m |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | HDF-EOS or GeoTiff |
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Avrora-T
Opto-electronic equipment | ROSKOSMOS | Current: Aist-2T N1, Aist-2T N2
Future: -
Complete: - | Approved | High resolution optical imagers | Multispectral and panchromatic images of land & sea surfaces and ice cover. |
| Waveband: | 1 panchromatic band (0.58 - 0.8 µm). 0.45 - 0.52 µm; 0.53-0.6 µm; 0.63-0.69 µm
VIS |
| Spatial resolution: | 1.2m-3,6m
Best resolution: 1.2 m |
| Swath width: | 30km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | |
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CERIA Camera
CERIA Camera (True Color) | GISTDA | Current: -
Future: THEOS-2A (Rebuild)
Complete: THEOS-2A | No longer operational | High resolution optical imagers | THEOS-2 Small Satellite's optical payload consists of RGB bayer type sensors (5.9km x 5.9km). Data is used for general monitoring and disasters. |
| Waveband: | MS (B:0.4-0.51 µm, G:0.49-0.58 µm, R:0.58-0.63 µm)
VIS |
| Spatial resolution: |
Best resolution: 1.18 m |
| Swath width: | 6km |
| Accuracy: | Geolocation Accuracy: better than 250m |
| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | |
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CERIA Camera (rebuild)
CERIA Camera (True Color) | GISTDA | Current: -
Future: THEOS-2A (Rebuild)
Complete: - | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | RGB Bayer-type high-resolution optical imager (~1.18m GSD, 5.9km swath @550km altitude), intended for general monitoring and disaster-response imagery. THEOS-2A (host satellite) was lost in a launch failure on 12-Jan-2026 and this instrument never became operational. |
| Waveband: | MS (B:0.40-0.51 µm, G:0.49-0.58 µm, R:0.58-0.63 µm)
VIS |
| Spatial resolution: |
Best resolution: 1.18 m |
| Swath width: | 6km |
| Accuracy: | Geolocation Accuracy: better than 250m |
| Data Access: | |
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