ESA Third Party Missions Timeline

This page presents a timeline of all current and heritage missions that are part of the ESA Third Party Missions (TPM) programme. Data from the CEOS Missions, Instruments and Measurements (MIM) Database is used to plot the timeline. Clicking a mission will link to the CEOS Database record with more information, including data access options.

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ESA’s Third party Mission (TPM) scheme, funded under ESA’s Earthnet activity, has operated for 30 years - providing EO data from non-ESA/non-European missions to mainly European users.

This page allows a dedicated search of missions and instruments that are a part of the TPM scheme in the CEOS Missions, Instruments and Measurements (MIM) database.

Further information on the Earth Observation Handbook can be found at www.eohandbook.com and the full version CEOS MIM Database online can be accessed at database.eohandbook.com.

RISAT-1A: 2022 - 2027 Pleiades Neo 4: 2021 - 2031 Pleiades Neo 3: 2021 - 2031 GHGSat-C2: 2021 - 2025 Federated Satellite Systems: 2020 - 2021 GHGSat-C1: 2020 - 2024 SAOCOM 1B: 2020 - 2025 BRO: 2019 - 2029 ICEYE: 2018 - 2024 Metop-C: 2018 - 2027 GOSAT-2: 2018 - 2023 SAOCOM 1A: 2018 - 2024 Vision-1: 2018 - 2025 NovaSAR-1: 2018 - 2026 PAZ: 2018 - 2028 TanSat: 2016 - 2020 RESOURCESAT-2A: 2016 - 2023 WorldView-4: 2016 - 2019 PlanetScope: 2016 - 2024 GHGSat-D (Claire): 2016 - 2024 GEOSAT-2: 2014 - 2029 WorldView-3: 2014 - 2024 SPOT-7: 2014 - 2023 SkySat-1: 2013 - 2024 Spire: 2013 - 2040 Landsat 8: 2013 - 2028 Pleiades 1B: 2012 - 2024 Metop-B: 2012 - 2024 SPOT-6: 2012 - 2024 Pleiades 1A: 2011 - 2024 RESOURCESAT-2: 2011 - 2023 COSMO-SkyMed 4: 2010 - 2023 TanDEM-X: 2010 - 2026 WorldView-2: 2009 - 2024 OCEANSAT-2: 2009 - 2023 GEOSAT-1: 2009 - 2024 UK-DMC2: 2009 - 2019 NOAA-19: 2009 - 2024 GOSAT: 2009 - 2023 COSMO-SkyMed 3: 2008 - 2022 GeoEye-1: 2008 - 2024 RapidEye: 2008 - 2020 RADARSAT-2: 2007 - 2026 COSMO-SkyMed 2: 2007 - 2023 WorldView-1: 2007 - 2024 TerraSAR-X: 2007 - 2024 COSMO-SkyMed 1: 2007 - 2023 KOMPSAT-2: 2006 - 2023 ALOS: 2006 - 2011 NOAA-18: 2005 - 2024 CARTOSAT-1: 2005 - 2019 Aura: 2004 - 2025 RESOURCESAT-1: 2003 - 2013 UK-DMC: 2003 - 2011 SCISAT-1: 2003 - 2024 NOAA-17: 2002 - 2013 SPOT-5: 2002 - 2015 GRACE: 2002 - 2017 PROBA: 2001 - 2021 QuickBird-2: 2001 - 2015 Odin: 2001 - 2024 NOAA-16: 2000 - 2014 KOMPSAT-1: 1999 - 2008 Ikonos-2: 1999 - 2015 Landsat 7: 1999 - 2025 SPOT-4: 1998 - 2013 IRS-1D: 1997 - 2010 OrbView-2: 1997 - 2010 IRS-1C: 1995 - 2007 RADARSAT-1: 1995 - 2013 SPOT-3: 1993 - 1996 NOAA-13: 1993 - 1993 JERS-1: 1992 - 1998 SPOT-2: 1990 - 2009 NOAA-11: 1988 - 2004 NOAA-10: 1986 - 2001 SPOT-1: 1986 - 2001 NOAA-9: 1984 - 1998 Landsat 5: 1984 - 2013 NOAA-8: 1983 - 1985 Landsat 4: 1982 - 1993 NOAA-7: 1981 - 1986 NOAA-6: 1979 - 1987 SeaSat: 1978 - 1978 Landsat 3: 1978 - 1983 Landsat 2: 1975 - 1982 Landsat 1: 1972 - 1978 NIMBUS-1: 1964 - 1964 RISAT-1A: 2022 - 2027 Pleiades Neo 4: 2021 - 2031 Pleiades Neo 3: 2021 - 2031 GHGSat-C2: 2021 - 2025 Federated Satellite Systems: 2020 - 2021 GHGSat-C1: 2020 - 2024 SAOCOM 1B: 2020 - 2025 BRO: 2019 - 2029 ICEYE: 2018 - 2024 Metop-C: 2018 - 2027 GOSAT-2: 2018 - 2023 SAOCOM 1A: 2018 - 2024 Vision-1: 2018 - 2025 NovaSAR-1: 2018 - 2026 PAZ: 2018 - 2028 TanSat: 2016 - 2020 RESOURCESAT-2A: 2016 - 2023 WorldView-4: 2016 - 2019 PlanetScope: 2016 - 2024 GHGSat-D (Claire): 2016 - 2024 GEOSAT-2: 2014 - 2029 WorldView-3: 2014 - 2024 SPOT-7: 2014 - 2023 SkySat-1: 2013 - 2024 Spire: 2013 - 2040 Landsat 8: 2013 - 2028 Pleiades 1B: 2012 - 2024 Metop-B: 2012 - 2024 SPOT-6: 2012 - 2024 Pleiades 1A: 2011 - 2024 RESOURCESAT-2: 2011 - 2023 COSMO-SkyMed 4: 2010 - 2023 TanDEM-X: 2010 - 2026 WorldView-2: 2009 - 2024 OCEANSAT-2: 2009 - 2023 GEOSAT-1: 2009 - 2024 UK-DMC2: 2009 - 2019 NOAA-19: 2009 - 2024 GOSAT: 2009 - 2023 COSMO-SkyMed 3: 2008 - 2022 GeoEye-1: 2008 - 2024 RapidEye: 2008 - 2020 RADARSAT-2: 2007 - 2026 COSMO-SkyMed 2: 2007 - 2023 WorldView-1: 2007 - 2024 TerraSAR-X: 2007 - 2024 COSMO-SkyMed 1: 2007 - 2023 KOMPSAT-2: 2006 - 2023 ALOS: 2006 - 2011 NOAA-18: 2005 - 2024 CARTOSAT-1: 2005 - 2019 Aura: 2004 - 2025 RESOURCESAT-1: 2003 - 2013 UK-DMC: 2003 - 2011 SCISAT-1: 2003 - 2024 NOAA-17: 2002 - 2013 SPOT-5: 2002 - 2015 GRACE: 2002 - 2017 PROBA: 2001 - 2021 QuickBird-2: 2001 - 2015 Odin: 2001 - 2024 NOAA-16: 2000 - 2014 KOMPSAT-1: 1999 - 2008 Ikonos-2: 1999 - 2015 Landsat 7: 1999 - 2025 SPOT-4: 1998 - 2013 IRS-1D: 1997 - 2010 OrbView-2: 1997 - 2010 IRS-1C: 1995 - 2007 RADARSAT-1: 1995 - 2013 SPOT-3: 1993 - 1996 JERS-1: 1992 - 1998 SPOT-2: 1990 - 2009 NOAA-11: 1988 - 2004 NOAA-10: 1986 - 2001 SPOT-1: 1986 - 2001 NOAA-9: 1984 - 1998 Landsat 5: 1984 - 2013 NOAA-8: 1983 - 1985 Landsat 4: 1982 - 1993 NOAA-7: 1981 - 1986 NOAA-6: 1979 - 1987 SeaSat: 1978 - 1978 Landsat 3: 1978 - 1983 Landsat 2: 1975 - 1982 Landsat 1: 1972 - 1978