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Space Agency: ESA
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ESA
European Space Agency
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http://www.esa.eu
Satellite programmes and Satellites
Note: red tag =≥ no longer operational , green tag =≥ operational , blue tag =≥ planned
ESA
Meteosat First Generation
(1977 - 2017)
Meteosat-1
(1977 - 1979)
Meteosat-2
(1981 - 1991)
Meteosat-3
(1988 - 1991)
Meteosat-4
(1989 - 1995)
Meteosat-5
(1991 - 1998)
Meteosat-6
(1993 - 2007)
Meteosat-7 (IODC)
(2006 - 2017)
Meteosat-3 (ADC)
(1991 - 1993)
Meteosat-3 (X-ADC)
(1993 - 1995)
Meteosat-5 (IODC)
(1998 - 2007)
Meteosat-6 (IODC)
(2007 - 2011)
Meteosat-7
(1997 - 2006)
European Remote-sensing Satellite
(1991 - 2011)
ERS-1
(1991 - 2000)
ERS-2
(1995 - 2011)
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
(1995 - 2025)
SOHO
(1995 - 2025)
X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission Observatory - Newton
(1999 - 2026)
XMM-Newton
(1999 - 2026)
Cluster
(2000 - 2026)
CLUSTER-1
(2000 - 2026)
CLUSTER-3
(2000 - 2026)
CLUSTER-2
(2000 - 2026)
CLUSTER-4
(2000 - 2026)
Project for On-Board Autonomy
(2001 - 2030)
PROBA-1
(2001 - 2024)
PROBA-2
(2009 - 2024)
PROBA-V
(2013 - 2021)
PROBA-V-CC
(2023 - 2025)
PROBA-3C
(2024 - 2030)
PROBA-3O
(2024 - 2030)
Meteosat Second Generation (MSG)
(2002 - 2033)
Meteosat-8
(2002 - 2016)
Meteosat-9
(2005 - 2022)
Meteosat-10
(2012 - 2030)
Meteosat-11
(2015 - 2033)
Meteosat-8 (IODC)
(2016 - 2022)
Meteosat-9 (IODC)
(2022 - 2027)
Environmental Satellite
(2002 - 2012)
Envisat
(2002 - 2012)
CryoSat
(2005 - 2028)
CryoSat
(2005 - 2005)
CryoSat-2
(2010 - 2028)
EUMETSAT Polar System
(2006 - 2027)
Metop-A
(2006 - 2021)
Metop-B
(2012 - 2026)
Metop-C
(2018 - 2027)
Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity
(2009 - 2025)
SMOS
(2009 - 2025)
Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer
(2009 - 2013)
GOCE
(2009 - 2013)
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)
Galileo
(2011 - 2031)
Galileo
(2011 - 2031)
The Earth’s Magnetic Field and Environment Explorers
(2013 - 2025)
SWARM-C
(2013 - 2025)
SWARM-B
(2013 - 2025)
SWARM-A
(2013 - 2025)
Sentinel-1
(2014 - 2032)
Sentinel-1A
(2014 - 2024)
Sentinel-1B
(2016 - 2022)
Sentinel-1C
(2024 - 2031)
Sentinel-1D
(2025 - 2032)
Sentinel-2
(2015 - 2033)
Sentinel-2A
(2015 - 2024)
Sentinel-2B
(2017 - 2024)
Sentinel-2C
(2024 - 2031)
Sentinel-2D
(2028 - 2033)
Sentinel-3
(2016 - 2037)
Sentinel-3A
(2016 - 2026)
Sentinel-3B
(2018 - 2028)
Sentinel-3C
(2026 - 2035)
Sentinel-3D
(2028 - 2037)
Sentinel-5 precursor
(2017 - 2025)
Sentinel-5P
(2017 - 2025)
ICEYE
(2018 - 2040)
ICEYE
(2018 - 2040)
Aeolus
(2018 - 2023)
Aeolus
(2018 - 2023)
European Data Relay System
(2019 - 2034)
EDRS-C
(2019 - 2034)
Sentinel-6
(2020 - 2036)
Sentinel-6A
(2020 - 2027)
Sentinel-6B
(2025 - 2032)
Sentinel-6C
(2030 - 2036)
Spanish Earth Observation Satellite (also Ingenio)
(2020 - 2020)
SEOSat/Ingenio
(2020 - 2020)
Solar Orbiter
(2020 - 2030)
Solar Orbiter
(2020 - 2030)
Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) - “I” imaging, “S” sounding
(2022 - 2046)
MTG-I1
(2022 - 2034)
MTG-I2
(2026 - 2036)
MTG-I3
(2032 - 2042)
MTG-I4
(2036 - 2046)
MTG-S1
(2025-09 - 2035)
MTG-S2
(2035 - 2045)
Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
(2023 - 2024)
PRETTY
(2023 - 2024)
Hydro Global Navigation Satellite System
(2024 - 2029)
HydroGNSS-1
(2024-11 - 2029)
HydroGNSS-2
(2024-11 - 2029)
Arctic Weather Satellite
(2024 - 2029)
AWS PFM
(2024-06 - 2029)
Earth Clouds, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer
(2024 - 2027)
EarthCARE
(2024-06 - 2027)
Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
(2025 - 2028)
ALTIUS
(2025-05 - 2028)
BIOMASS
(2025 - 2030)
BIOMASS
(2025-04 - 2030)
EPS Second Generation
(2025 - 2048)
Metop-SG-A2
(2032 - 2040)
Metop-SG-A3
(2039 - 2047)
Metop-SG-B1
(2026 - 2034)
Metop-SG-B2
(2033 - 2041)
Metop-SG-B3
(2040 - 2048)
Metop-SG-A1
(2025 - 2033)
Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions
(2026 - 2038)
CIMR-A
(2029 - 2036)
CHIME-A
(2029 - 2034)
CO2M-A
(2026 - 2033)
CRISTAL-A
(2028 - 2034)
LSTM-A
(2029 - 2034)
ROSE-L A
(2030 - 2035)
CO2M-B
(2027 - 2034)
CO2M-C
(2029 - 2036)
CHIME-B
(2031 - 2037)
CRISTAL-B
(2031 - 2036)
LSTM-B
(2031 - 2038)
ROSE-L B
(2032 - 2037)
CIMR-B
(2031 - 2036)
FLuorescence EXplorer
(2026 - 2029)
FLEX
(2026-04 - 2029)
Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring
(2027 - 2033)
FORUM
(2027 - 2033)
Eumetsat Polar System - Aeolus
(2028 - 2033)
Aeolus-2A
(2028 - 2033)
Harmony
(2029 - 2034)
Harmony-1
(2029 - 2034)
Harmony-2
(2029 - 2034)
ESA Space Situational Awareness programme
(2029 - 2039)
Vigil-L5
(2029 - 2039)
Eumetsat Polar System STERNA
(2029 - 2042)
Sterna-1
(2029 - 2042)
Sterna-2
(2029 - 2042)
Sterna-3
(2029 - 2042)
Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies
(2031 - 2041)
TRUTHS
(2031 - 2041)