| Mission | Agency | Status | Launch date | EOL date | Applications | Instruments | Orbit details & URL |
CO2Image
CO2Image
| DLR | Considered | 2026 | 2029 | Mission Goal: The mission shall demonstrate the feasibility of verifying carbon dioxide emissions from localized sources such as coal-fired power plants down to medium source strength (>1 MtCO2/yr) worldwide. Application: Independent verification of reported emissions as a cornerstone toward emission accounting and reduction measures such as agreed on in the Paris climate agreement. In 2018, coal-fired power plants accounted for 30% of the global man-made carbon dioxide emissions. | COSIS | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 500 km
Period: 92.2 mins
Inclination:
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LST: 11:00:00
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Ascending
Links: mission site |
GeoXO1
Geostationary Extended Observations 1
| NOAA | Considered | 2031 | 2055 | GeoXO will supply vital information to address major environmental challenges of the future in support of U.S. weather, ocean, and climate operations. The GeoXO mission will continue and expand observations provided by the GOES-R Series as NOAA's next generation of geostationary satellites. | GEOXO Imager, GEOXO LM, GEOXO Ocean Color | Type: Geostationary
Altitude: 36000 km
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Asc/desc: N/A
Links: mission site |
GeoXO2
Geostationary Extended Observations 2
| NOAA | Considered | 2031 | 2055 | GeoXO will supply vital information to address major environmental challenges of the future in support of U.S. weather, ocean, and climate operations. The GeoXO mission will continue and expand observations provided by the GOES-R Series as NOAA's next generation of geostationary satellites. | GEOXO Atmospheric Composition, GEOXO Sounder | Type: Geostationary
Altitude: 36000 km
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Asc/desc: N/A
Links: mission site |
SARE-2A (S1)
SARE-2A (S1)
| CONAE | Considered | 2028 | 2033 | Earth observation with high spatial resolution, emergencies, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, stereo acquisitions for DEM generation. | CAR | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 550 km
Period: 95.6 mins
Inclination: 97.6 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST: 10:30
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
Links: mission site |
SARE-2A (S2)
SARE-2A (S2)
| CONAE | Considered | 2030 | 2033 | Earth observation with high spatial resolution, emergencies, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, stereo acquisitions for DEM generation. | CAR | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 550 km
Period: 95.6 mins
Inclination: 97.6 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST: 10:30
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
Links: mission site |
SARE-2A (S3)
SARE-2A (S3)
| CONAE | Considered | 2031 | 2033 | Earth observation with high spatial resolution, emergencies, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, stereo acquisitions for DEM generation. | CAR | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 550 km
Period: 95.6 mins
Inclination: 97.6 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST: 10:30
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
Links: mission site |
SARE-2A (S4)
SARE-2A (S4)
| CONAE | Considered | 2032 | 2033 | Earth observation with high spatial resolution, emergencies, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, stereo acquisitions for DEM generation. | CAR | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 550 km
Period: 95.6 mins
Inclination: 97.6 deg
Repeat cycle:
LST: 10:30
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Descending
Links: mission site |
TanDEM-L
TanDEM-L
| DLR / HRC | Considered | 2028 | 2040 | Global observation of dynamic processes in the bio-, cryo-, geo- and hydrosphere. | L-Band SAR | Type: Sun-synchronous
Altitude: 745 km
Period: 99.7 mins
Inclination: 98.4 deg
Repeat cycle: 16 days
LST: 18:00
Longitude (if geo):
Asc/desc: Ascending
Links: mission site |