For a consolidated statement of the Earth observation programmes and plans of the world’s civil space agencies, please consult the CEOS EO Handbook, as well as the CEOS Missions, Instruments & Measurement (MIM) database, available at: www.eohandbook.com.
| SATELLITE | AGENCY | SENSOR / Data Link | LAUNCH DATE | SWATH (km) | SPATIAL RESOLUTION (m) | # OF BANDS | SPECTRAL COVERAGE (nm) | ORBIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HY-1E (China) | CNSA (China) | COCTS CZI PMRIS | 2023 | ~3000 60 950 | 500 5/20 100/200 | 18 9 15/90 | 402 - 12,500 425 - 950 375-920 | Polar |
| EnMAP | DLR (Germany) | HSI | 2021-2022 | 30 | 30 | 242 | 420 - 2450 | Polar |
| OCEANSAT-3 | ISRO (India) | OCM-3 | end-2021 | 1400 | 360 / 1 | 13 | 400 - 1,010 | Polar |
| SABIA-MAR | CONAE | VIS-NIR NIR-SWIR | 2024 | 1496 | 200/800 | 15 | 412 - 1,601 | Polar |
| PACE | NASA | OCI SPEXone HARP-2 | 2024 | 2000 100 1550 | 1000 2500 3000 | Hyperspec (5 nm, 350-890nm + 7 bands NIR-SWIR) Hyperspec (2 nm) 4 bands | 350-2250 nm 385-770 nm 440-870 nm | Polar |
| GISAT-1 | ISRO (India) | MX-VNIR HyS-VNIR HyS-SWIR | ?? | 470 160 190 | 42 320 191 | 6 158 256 | 450-875 375-1000 900-2500 | Geostationary (35.786 km) at 93.5°E |
| SBG | NASA | *Hyper-VSWIR *TIR-Imager | 2028 | ∼185 ∼600 | 30 60-100 | >200 ∼8 | 380-2500 | Polar |
| GLIMR | NASA | *VNIR-imager *WFOV-sensor | 2026 | TBD | 300 133 | 141 | 340-1040 | Geostationary -Cont.US coasts, Amazon, Caribbean |
| Sentinel-3C | ESA | OLCI | >2024/2025 | 1270 | 300/1200 | 21 | 400-1020 | Polar |
| FLEX | ESA | FLORIS | >2025 | 150 | 300 | 500-780 | Polar |
The fifth International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting will take place in St. Petersburg, FL, USA from 14 – 17 November 2023, and will be convened by the International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG) in partnership with the University of South Florida, and thanks to sponsorship from several sponsors.