| Mission | Agency | Status | Launch date | EOL date | Applications | Instruments | Orbit details & URL |
Aist-2T N1
Environmental Satellite Aist-2T N1
| ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2024 | 2029 | Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography. | Avrora-T | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 400 km
Period:
Inclination: 97.1 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST:
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: TBD
Links: |
Aist-2T N2
Environmental Satellite Aist-2T N2
| ROSKOSMOS | Planned | 2024 | 2029 | Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography. | Avrora-T | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 400 km
Period:
Inclination: 97.1 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST:
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: TBD
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AOS-PMM
Atmosphere Observing System - Precipitation Measuring Mission
| JAXA / CNES / NASA | Planned | 2029 | 2034 | 5-year nominal mission life, precipitation measurement, Doppler-derived estimates of convective vertical air motions, and, in tandem with AOS-Storm, time-rate-of-change information related to ice production and vertical mass flux | JAXA Ku-Band Doppler Radar, SAPHIR-NG | Type: Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Altitude: 430 km
Period:
Inclination: 55 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST:
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: TBD
Links: mission site |
AOS-Sky
Atmosphere Observing System - Sky
| NASA / ECCC / USask / UQAM / CSA | Planned | 2031 | 2036 | 3-year nominal mission life, 5-year goal. Study of aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions, storm dynamics, energy and water cycles. The mission comprises a spacecraft with Doppler radar, microwave radiometer, backscatter Lidar, Polarimeter, and Far-Infrared imaging radiometer instruments. | AOS-Sky Lidar, AOS-Sky Microwave Radiometer, AOS-Sky Polarimeter, AOS-Sky Radar, TICFIRE | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 450 km
Period:
Inclination: 97.2 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST: 13:30
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: TBD
Links: mission site |
AOS-Storm
Atmosphere Observing System - Storm
| NASA / JAXA / CNES | Planned | 2029 | 2031 | 2-year nominal mission life, 3-year goal. Study of aerosol and thin ice cloud profiles, diurnal variability, ice water path and, in tandem with AOS-PMM. | ALICAT, SAPHIR-NG | Type: Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Altitude: 430 km
Period:
Inclination: 55 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST:
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: TBD
Links: mission site |
CO3D
Constellation Optique 3D
| CNES | Planned | 2024 | 2031 | Will provide global Digital Surface Models of landmasses between +- 70° latitudes with a resolution of 1 m and in 3D. | Optical Instrument (CO3D) | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 502 km
Period: 94.78 mins
Inclination: 97.43 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST: 10:45:00
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
Links: mission site | data access |
FY-3H
FY-3H Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite
| NSMC-CMA / NRSCC | Planned | 2024 | 2029 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | ASI, ERM-2, GAS, GNOS, HIRAS, MERSI-3, MVIRS, MWHS-2, MWTS-2, OMS, SIM-2, WindRAD | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude:
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LST: 10:00
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
Links: mission site | data access |
FY-3I
FY-3I Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite
| NSMC-CMA / NRSCC | Planned | 2024 | 2029 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | ASI, GNOS, HIRAS, MERSI-LL, MVIRS, MWHS-2, MWTS-2, OMS, SIM-2, SSIM, SWS/SEM/HEPD, SWS/SEM/IMS , SWS/Tri-IPM , WindRAD | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude:
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LST: 10:00
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
Links: mission site |
FY-3RM-2
FY-3 Rainfall Mission 2
| NSMC-CMA | Planned | 2025 | 2030 | Rainfall measurement. | GNOS, MERSI-S, MWRI, PR | Type:
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FY-4C
FY-4C Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
| NSMC-CMA / NRSCC | Planned | 2025 | 2032 | Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. | AGRI, GIIRS, LMI, SEP | Type: Geostationary
Altitude: 36000 km
Period:
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Longitude (if geo): -105
Asc/desc: N/A
Links: mission site | data access |
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