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Space Agency: NASA
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NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Country
United States of America
Website
http://www.nasa.gov
Satellite programmes and Satellites
Note: red tag =≥ no longer operational , green tag =≥ operational , blue tag =≥ planned
NASA
Three-Dimensional Tropospheric Winds from Space-Based Lidar
(0 - 0)
3D-Winds
(TBD - TBD)
Global Atmospheric Composition Mission
(0 - 0)
GACM
(TBD - TBD)
Midwave Infrared Sounding of Temperature and humidity in a Constellation for Winds
(0 - 0)
MISTiC Winds
(TBD - TBD)
Snow and Cold Land Processes
(0 - 0)
SCLP
(TBD - TBD)
Precipitation and All-weather Temperature and Humidity
(0 - 0)
PATH
(TBD - TBD)
Lidar Surface Topography
(0 - 0)
LIST
(TBD - TBD)
Hyperspectral Infra-Red Imager
(0 - 0)
HyspIRI
(TBD - TBD)
Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events
(0 - 0)
GEO-CAPE
(TBD - TBD)
Aerosol-Cloud Ecosystems
(0 - 0)
ACE (Aer.Clo.Eco.)
(TBD - TBD)
Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons
(0 - 0)
ASCENDS
(TBD - TBD)
Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory
(0 - 0)
CLARREO-1A
(TBD - TBD)
CLARREO-2A
(TBD - TBD)
CLARREO-1B
(TBD - TBD)
CLARREO-2B
(TBD - TBD)
Deformation, Ecosystem Structure, and Dynamics of Ice
(0 - 0)
DESDynI
(TBD - TBD)
Explorer-VII
(1959 - 1961)
Explorer-VII
(1959 - 1961)
Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite
(1960 - 1968)
TIROS-1
(1960 - 1960)
TIROS-2
(1960 - 1961)
TIROS-3
(1961 - 1962)
TIROS-4
(1962 - 1962)
TIROS-5
(1962 - 1963)
TIROS-6
(1962 - 1963)
TIROS-7
(1963 - 1968)
TIROS-8
(1963 - 1967)
TIROS-9
(1965 - 1968)
TIROS-10
(1965 - 1967)
Nimbus
(1964 - 1994)
Nimbus-1
(1964 - 1964)
Nimbus-2
(1966 - 1969)
Nimbus-3
(1969 - 1972)
Nimbus-4
(1970 - 1980)
Nimbus-5
(1972 - 1983)
Nimbus-6
(1975 - 1983)
Nimbus-7
(1978 - 1994)
TIROS Operational System
(1966 - 1976)
ESSA-1
(1966 - 1967)
ESSA-2
(1966 - 1970)
ESSA-3
(1966 - 1968)
ESSA-4
(1967 - 1968)
ESSA-5
(1967 - 1970)
ESSA-6
(1967 - 1969)
ESSA-7
(1968 - 1970)
ESSA-8
(1968 - 1976)
ESSA-9
(1969 - 1972)
Application Technology Satellite
(1966 - 1979)
ATS-1
(1966 - 1978)
ATS-3
(1967 - 1978)
ATS-6
(1974 - 1979)
NOAA 3rd generation / Improved TIROS Operational System
(1970 - 1979)
ITOS-1 (TIROS-M)
(1970 - 1971)
NOAA-1
(1970 - 1971)
NOAA-2
(1972 - 1975)
NOAA-3
(1973 - 1976)
NOAA-4
(1974 - 1978)
NOAA-5
(1976 - 1979)
Landsat
(1972 - 2022)
Landsat-1 (ERTS)
(1972 - 1978)
Landsat-2
(1975 - 1982)
Landsat-3
(1978 - 1983)
Landsat-4
(1982 - 1993)
Landsat-5
(1984 - 2011)
Landsat-6
(1993 - 1993)
Landsat-7
(1999 - 2022)
Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
(1974 - 1982)
SMS-1
(1974 - 1981)
SMS-2
(1975 - 1982)
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 1st generation
(1975 - 1996)
GOES-1
(1975 - 1985)
GOES-2
(1977 - 1993)
GOES-3
(1978 - 1993)
GOES-4
(1980 - 1988)
GOES-5
(1981 - 1990)
GOES-6
(1983 - 1989)
GOES-7
(1987 - 1996)
Laser Geodynamics Satellite
(1976 - 2050)
LAGEOS-1
(1976 - 2026)
LAGEOS-2
(1992 - 2042)
LARES-1
(2012 - 2050)
LARES-2
(2022 - 2050)
SeaSat
(1978 - 1978)
SeaSat
(1978 - 1978)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 4th generation
(1978 - 1987)
NOAA-6
(1979 - 1987)
NOAA-7
(1981 - 1986)
TIROS-N
(1978 - 1981)
Heat Capacity Mapping Mission
(1978 - 1980)
HCMM
(1978 - 1980)
Solar Maximum Mission
(1980 - 1989)
SMM
(1980 - 1989)
Solar Mesosphere Explorer
(1981 - 1989)
SME
(1981 - 1989)
Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
(1984 - 2005)
ERBS
(1984 - 2005)
Geodetic Satellite
(1985 - 2008)
GEOSat
(1985 - 1990)
GFO
(1998 - 2008)
Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
(1990 - 1991)
CRRES
(1990 - 1991)
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
(1991 - 2005)
UARS
(1991 - 2005)
GEOTAIL
(1992 - 2022)
GEOTAIL
(1992 - 2022)
Topography Experiment + Poseidon
(1992 - 2005)
TOPEX-Poseidon
(1992 - 2005)
Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer
(1992 - 2012)
SAMPEX
(1992 - 2012)
Wind
(1994 - 2024)
WIND
(1994 - 2024)
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 2nd generation
(1994 - 2027)
GOES-8
(1994 - 2004)
GOES-9
(1995 - 2003)
GOES-10
(1997 - 2006)
GOES-11
(2000 - 2011)
GOES-12
(2001 - 2010)
GOES-13
(2006 - 2019)
GOES-14
(2009 - 2027)
GOES-15
(2010 - 2023)
GOES-9 (GMS backup)
(2003 - 2006)
GOES-10 (S-America)
(2006 - 2009)
GOES-12 (S-America)
(2010 - 2013)
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
(1995 - 2025)
SOHO
(1995 - 2025)
Orbview-1 (former: MicroLab)
(1995 - 2000)
OrbView-1/MicroLab
(1995 - 2000)
Satélite de Aplicaciones Cientificas
(1996 - 2029)
SAC-A
(1998 - 1999)
SAC-B
(1996 - 1996)
SAC-C
(2000 - 2013)
SAC-D
(2011 - 2015)
SAC-E/SABIA-MAR A
(2024 - 2028)
SAC-E/SABIA-MAR B
(2024 - 2029)
Polar
(1996 - 2008)
Polar
(1996 - 2008)
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer - Earth Probe
(1996 - 2006)
TOMS Earth Probe
(1996 - 2006)
Advanced Composition Explorer
(1997 - 2027)
ACE
(1997 - 2027)
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
(1997 - 2015)
TRMM
(1997 - 2015)
Transition Region and Coronal Explorer
(1998 - 2010)
TRACE
(1998 - 2010)
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite
(1999 - 2013)
ACRIMSat
(1999 - 2013)
Earth Observation System
(1999 - 2027)
Aqua
(2002 - 2026)
Aura
(2004 - 2025)
Terra
(1999 - 2027)
Quick Scatterometer Mission
(1999 - 2009)
QuikSCAT
(1999 - 2009)
Ørsted (Oersted)
(1999 - 2014)
Ørsted
(1999 - 2014)
New Millennium Program - Earth Observing -1
(2000 - 2017)
NMP-EO-1
(2000 - 2017)
Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration
(2000 - 2005)
IMAGE
(2000 - 2005)
Cluster
(2000 - 2026)
CLUSTER-1
(2000 - 2026)
CLUSTER-3
(2000 - 2026)
CLUSTER-2
(2000 - 2026)
CLUSTER-4
(2000 - 2026)
Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics mission
(2001 - 2024)
TIMED
(2001 - 2024)
Joint Altimetry Satellite Oceanography Network
(2001 - 2027)
JASON-1
(2001 - 2013)
JASON-2
(2008 - 2019)
JASON-3
(2016 - 2027)
Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager
(2002 - 2018)
RHESSI
(2002 - 2018)
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
(2002 - 2026)
GRACE (2 sats)
(2002 - 2017)
GRACE-FO (2 sats)
(2018 - 2026)
Science Satellite / Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment
(2003 - 2024)
SCISAT-1
(2003 - 2024)
Coriolis
(2003 - 2020)
Coriolis
(2003 - 2020)
Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite
(2003 - 2026)
ICESat
(2003 - 2010)
ICESat-2
(2018 - 2026)
Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
(2003 - 2020)
SORCE
(2003 - 2020)
Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers
(2006 - 2020)
TWINS (2 sats)
(2006 - 2020)
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations
(2006 - 2023)
CALIPSO
(2006 - 2023)
CloudSat
(2006 - 2023)
CloudSat
(2006 - 2023)
Solar-TErrestrial RElations Observatory
(2006 - 2024)
STEREO-B
(2006 - 2014)
STEREO-A
(2006 - 2024)
Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms
(2007 - 2023)
THEMIS-D
(2007 - 2023)
THEMIS-A
(2007 - 2023)
THEMIS-E
(2007 - 2023)
Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System
(2008 - 2015)
C/NOFS
(2008 - 2015)
Interstellar Boundary Explorer
(2008 - 2023)
IBEX
(2008 - 2023)
International Space Station
(2009 - 2028)
ISS SAGE-III
(2017 - 2026)
ISS TSIS-1
(2017 - 2026)
ISS RapidScat
(2014 - 2016)
ISS CATS
(2015 - 2017)
ISS LIS
(2017 - 2023)
ISS HICO
(2009 - 2014)
ISS DESIS
(2018 - 2024)
ISS GEDI
(2018 - 2026)
ISS ECOSTRESS
(2018 - 2026)
ISS CLARREO-PF
(2024 - 2025)
ISS ASIM
(2018 - 2024)
ISS MOLI
(2024 - 2028)
ISS RainCube
(2018 - 2020)
ISS COWVR
(2021 - 2024)
ISS HISUI
(2019 - 2024)
ISS EMIT
(2022 - 2024)
ISS TEMPEST-D
(2018 - 2021)
ISS TEMPEST-1
(2021 - 2025)
ISS GARI
(2021 - 2023)
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
(2009 - 2026)
OCO
(2009 - 2009)
OCO-2
(2014 - 2026)
ISS OCO-3
(2019 - 2026)
Solar Dynamics Observatory
(2010 - 2024)
SDO
(2010 - 2024)
Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence, and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction with the Sun
(2011 - 2024)
ARTEMIS-P1
(2011 - 2024)
ARTEMIS-P2
(2011 - 2024)
Glory
(2011 - 2011)
Glory
(2011 - 2011)
Joint Polar Satellite System
(2011 - 2039)
NOAA-20
(2017 - 2027)
NOAA-21
(2022 - 2030)
SNPP
(2011 - 2028)
JPSS-3
(2032 - 2039)
JPSS-4
(2027 - 2034)
Van Allen Probes
(2012 - 2019)
VAP (2 sat)
(2012 - 2019)
Landsat Data Continuity Mission
(2013 - 2031)
Landsat-8
(2013 - 2024)
Landsat-9
(2021 - 2031)
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph
(2013 - 2024)
IRIS
(2013 - 2024)
Global Precipitation Measurement mission
(2014 - 2030)
GPM Core Observatory
(2014 - 2030)
Soil Moisture Active-Passive
(2015 - 2026)
SMAP
(2015 - 2026)
Magnetospheric MultiScale mission
(2015 - 2024)
MMS-A
(2015 - 2024)
MMS-B
(2015 - 2024)
MMS-C
(2015 - 2024)
MMS-D
(2015 - 2024)
Deep Space Climate Observatory
(2015 - 2026)
DSCOVR
(2015 - 2026)
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 3rd generation
(2016 - 2033)
GOES-16
(2016 - 2032)
GOES-17
(2018 - 2029)
GOES-18
(2022 - 2033)
GOES-U
(2024-05 - 2033)
Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System
(2016 - 2026)
CYGNSS (8 sats)
(2016 - 2026)
Parker Solar Probe
(2018 - 2025)
Parker Solar Probe
(2018 - 2025)
Compact Spectral Irradiance Monitor
(2018 - 2022)
CSIM
(2018 - 2022)
Ionospheric Connection Explorer
(2019 - 2024)
ICON
(2019 - 2024)
Sentinel-6
(2020 - 2036)
Sentinel-6A
(2020 - 2027)
Sentinel-6B
(2025 - 2032)
Sentinel-6C
(2030 - 2036)
Solar Orbiter
(2020 - 2030)
Solar Orbiter
(2020 - 2030)
Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats
(2021 - 2024)
TROPICS-02
(2022 - 2022)
TROPICS-03
(2023 - 2024)
TROPICS-01 (Pathfinder)
(2021 - 2024)
TROPICS-04
(2022 - 2022)
TROPICS-05
(2023 - 2024)
TROPICS-06
(2023 - 2024)
TROPICS-07
(2023 - 2024)
Compact Total Irradiance Monitor-Flight Demonstration
(2022 - 2025)
CTIM-FD
(2022 - 2025)
Surface Water and Ocean Topography
(2022 - 2026)
SWOT
(2022 - 2026)
Nano-satellite Atmospheric Chemistry Hyperspectral Observation System
(2022 - 2026)
NACHOS-1
(2022 - 2025)
NACHOS-2
(2022 - 2026)
Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution
(2023 - 2025)
TEMPO
(2023 - 2025)
Pre-ACE (ACE = Aerosol-Cloud Ecosystems)
(2024 - 2027)
PACE
(2024 - 2027)
NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar
(2024 - 2026)
NI-SAR
(2024-04 - 2026)
Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment
(2024 - 2025)
PREFIRE
(2024-05 - 2025)
Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols
(2024 - 2027)
MAIA
(2024 - 2027)
Earth Systematic Missions
(2024 - 2027)
TSIS-2
(2024 - 2027)
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe
(2025 - 2028)
IMAP
(2025 - 2028)
Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere
(2025 - 2028)
PUNCH
(2025 - 2028)
Space Weather Follow-On
(2025 - 2033)
SWFO-L1
(2025 - 2030)
SWN-L1 A
(2028 - 2033)
SWN-L1 B
(2028 - 2033)
INvestigation of Convective Updrafts
(2026 - 2028)
INCUS-1
(2026 - 2028)
INCUS-2
(2026 - 2028)
INCUS-3
(2026 - 2028)
Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer
(2027 - 2030)
PolSIR-1
(2027 - 2030)
PolSIR-2
(2027 - 2030)
The Mass-Change and Geosciences International Constellation
(2028 - 2040)
MAGIC-1
(2028 - 2040)
MAGIC-2
(2028 - 2040)
Atmosphere Observing System
(2029 - 2036)
AOS-Storm
(2029 - 2031)
AOS-PMM
(2029 - 2034)
AOS-Sky
(2031 - 2036)
AOS-HAWCSat
(2031 - 2036)
Geostationary Extended Observations
(2032 - 2050)
GeoXO East
(2032 - 2047)
GeoXO West
(2035 - 2050)
GeoXO Central
(2035 - 2050)