Current Low Earth Orbit
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| Name |
Operator(s) |
ECT/Incl. |
Launch |
Instruments |
Details |
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CALIPSO |
NASA, CNES |
13:30 asc |
28 Apr 2006 |
CALIOP, IIR, WFC
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- Data available from the NASA/LaRC Atmospheric Sciences Data Center (ASDC).
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Aqua |
NASA |
13:30 asc |
04 May 2002 |
AIRS, AMSR-E, AMSU-A, CERES, HSB, MODIS
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- All data available in real-time through X-band Direct Broadcast. More info at NASA Direct Readout Laboratory.
- All data available off-line from EOSDIS.
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Aura |
NASA |
13:45 asc |
15 Jul 2014 |
HIRDLS, MLS , OMI , TES-limb, TES-nadir
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- For HIRDLS, MLS and OMI, the data are held at the Goddard Earth Science DISC.
- For TES, the data are held at the NASA Langley Atmospheric Sciences Data Center.
- The Aura instrument validation data are held at the Aura Validation Data Center at Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Terra |
NASA |
10:30 desc |
18 Dec 1999 |
ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS, MOPITT
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- All data available in real-time through X-band Direct Broadcast. More info at NASA Direct Readout Laboratory.
- All data available off-line from EOSDIS.
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GRACE-FO (2 sats) |
NASA, DLR |
89° |
22 May 2018 |
Tri-G, HAIRS, LRR, SCA, SuperSTAR
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- Off-line data available from the Principal Investigators at the GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) in Potsdam, or the Center for Space Research (CSR) in Austin.
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JASON-3 |
NASA, CNES, EUMETSAT, NOAA |
66° |
17 Jan 2016 |
AMR, DORIS, LRA, Poseidon-3B, TRSR, CARMEN, LPT
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- Near-real-time Operational Geophysical Data Records (surface wind speed and waves, and a first estimates of Sea Surface Height Anomaly) are distributed within 3-5 hours from NOAA and EUMETSAT via GTS and EUMETCast, see https://navigator.eumetsat.int/search?query=jason
- Off-line Interim Geophysical Data Record re-processed after CNES makes available the Precise Orbit Determination are distributed within 1-2 days.Statistically analysed Geophysical Data Records are distributed from archives within 2 months.
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Sentinel-1B |
ESA, EC |
06:00 desc |
25 Apr 2016 |
SAR-C
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- Data available from ESA.Real-time availability possible at appointed X-band stations.
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Sentinel-3A |
ESA, EC, EUMETSAT |
10:00 desc |
16 Feb 2016 |
DORIS, GPS, LRR, MWR, OLCI , SLSTR, SRAL
|
- Description of data services at
- https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/CurrentSatellites/Sentinel3/index.html
- Product delivery timeliness may be:
- Near-Real-Time (NRT): < 3 h from sensing
- Short Time Critical (STC): < 48 h from sensing
- Non-Time Critical (NTC): < 1 month from sensing.
- NRT Marine products are distributed by EUMETSAT by EUMETCast and via the Copernicus Online Data Access.
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ISS TSIS-1 |
NASA, CSA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos |
51.6° |
15 Dec 2017 |
TSIS
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CYGNSS (8 sats) |
NASA |
35° |
15 Dec 2016 |
DDMI
|
- Data available from the CYGNSS Science Data Center of NASA.
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HY-2B |
NSOAS, CAST |
06:00 desc |
25 Oct 2018 |
DORIS, LRA, MWRI, SCAT, CMR, ALT
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- Data distributed by NSOAS.
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GOSAT-2 |
JAXA, MOE |
13:00 desc |
29 Oct 2018 |
TANSO-FTS2, TANSO-CAI2
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- All data access provided by National Institute for Environmental Studies
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ISS LIS |
NASA, CSA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos |
51.6° |
19 Feb 2017 |
LIS
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- Data routinely available from NASA.
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ISS DESIS |
NASA, CSA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos |
51.6° |
29 Jun 2018 |
DESIS
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- Arranged by NASA so as to provide near-real-time data.
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ISS GEDI |
NASA, CSA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos |
51.6° |
05 Dec 2018 |
GEDI Lidar
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- Arranged by NASA so as to provide near-real-time data.
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KANOPUS-V3 |
Roscosmos, RosHydroMet |
10:30 asc |
01 Feb 2018 |
MSS, PSS
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- All data acquired, processed and distributed by the Research Center for Earth Operative Monitoring (NTs OMZ) in Moscow.
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KANOPUS-V4 |
Roscosmos, RosHydroMet |
10:30 asc |
01 Feb 2018 |
MSS, PSS
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- All data acquired, processed and distributed by the Research Center for Earth Operative Monitoring (NTs OMZ) in Moscow.
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CartoSat-2F |
ISRO |
09:37 desc |
12 Jan 2018 |
PAN, HRMX, EvM
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- Direct reception at appointed ground stations in X-band.
- Off-line data distribution by ISRO
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KANOPUS-V5 |
Roscosmos, RosHydroMet |
10:30 asc |
27 Dec 2018 |
MSS, PSS
|
- All data acquired, processed and distributed by the Research Center for Earth Operative Monitoring (NTs OMZ) in Moscow.
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KANOPUS-V6 |
Roscosmos, RosHydroMet |
10:30 asc |
27 Dec 2018 |
MSS, PSS
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- All data acquired, processed and distributed by the Research Center for Earth Operative Monitoring (NTs OMZ) in Moscow.
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CBERS-4A |
CAST, AEB, CRESDA, INPE |
10:30 asc |
20 Dec 2019 |
DCS, MUXCAM, PANMUX, WFI-2, IRMSS-2
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- Direct reception at appointed ground stations in X-band.
- Near-real-time selected data by GEONetCast.
- Off-line data distribution from INPE
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CartoSat-3 |
ISRO |
09:30 desc |
27 Nov 2019 |
PAN, MX
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- Direct reception at appointed ground stations in X-band.
- Off-line data distribution by ISRO
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CryoSat-2 |
ESA |
92° |
08 Apr 2010 |
DORIS, LRR, SIRAL
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- Data available from Kiruna, with user interface managed by ESA/ESRIN (Frascati, Rome).
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HY-1C |
NSOAS, CAST |
10:30 desc |
07 Sep 2018 |
COCTS, CZI
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- Data distributed by NSOAS.
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Sentinel-2B |
ESA, EC |
10:30 desc |
07 Mar 2017 |
MSI
|
- Data available from centres of the Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS).
- Real-time availability possible at appointed X-band stations.
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Sentinel-5P |
ESA, NSO |
13:30 asc |
13 Oct 2017 |
TROPOMI
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- Data available from the DLR Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS) in Oberpfaffenhofen.
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ISS COWVR |
NASA, CSA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos |
51.6° |
21 Dec 2021 |
COWVR
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- Data routinely available from NASA.
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HY-2C |
NSOAS, CAST |
66° |
21 Sep 2020 |
ALT, DORIS, LRA, CMR, SCAT
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- Data distributed by NSOAS.
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Sentinel-3B |
ESA, EC, EUMETSAT |
10:00 desc |
25 Apr 2018 |
DORIS, GPS, LRR, MWR, OLCI , SLSTR, SRAL
|
- Description of data services at
- https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/CurrentSatellites/Sentinel3/index.html
- Product delivery timeliness may be:
- Near-Real-Time (NRT): < 3 h from sensing
- Short Time Critical (STC): < 48 h from sensing
- Non-Time Critical (NTC): < 1 month from sensing.
- NRT Marine products are distributed by EUMETSAT by EUMETCast and via the Copernicus Online Data Access.
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CAS 500-1 |
KARI |
10:50 asc |
22 Mar 2021 |
AEISS-HR
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- Real-time data available at appointed ground stations.
- Off-line image data available through the exclusive global distributor Satrec Initiative
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HJ-2A |
CRESDA, CAST |
10:30 desc |
27 Sep 2020 |
WVC-2, IRMSS-2, HSI-2
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- Data distributed by CRESDA.
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HJ-2B |
CRESDA, CAST |
10:30 desc |
27 Sep 2020 |
WVC-2, IRMSS-2, HSI-2
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- Data distributed by CRESDA.
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ISS TEMPEST-1 |
NASA, CSA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos |
51.6° |
21 Dec 2021 |
MM Radiometer
|
- Data routinely available from NASA.
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GPM Core Observatory |
NASA, JAXA |
65° |
27 Feb 2014 |
DPR, GMI
|
- Off-line data distributed by the NASA/GSFC Precipitation Processing System (PPS).
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HY-1D |
NSOAS, CAST |
13:30 asc |
10 Jun 2020 |
COCTS, CZI
|
- Data distributed by NSOAS.
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OCO-2 |
NASA |
13:30 asc |
02 Jul 2014 |
OCO
|
- Data available from the CO2 portal at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California.
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SMAP |
NASA |
06:00 desc |
31 Jan 2015 |
SMAP
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- Data available from NASA JPL and/or GSFC.
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ISS SAGE-III |
NASA, CSA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos |
51.6° |
19 Feb 2017 |
SAGE-III
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- Data available from LARC NASA
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HY-2D |
NSOAS, CAST |
66° |
19 May 2021 |
DORIS, LRA, SCAT, CMR, ALT
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- Data distributed by NSOAS.
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Sentinel-6A |
EUMETSAT, CNES, EC, ESA, NASA, NOAA |
66° |
21 Nov 2020 |
DORIS, GPS, LRA, GNSS-RO, AMR-C, Poseidon-4
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Landsat-9 |
USGS, NASA |
10:00 desc |
27 Sep 2021 |
OLI, TIRS
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Real-time data are available at appointed acquisition stations in the IGS network, for example European scenes from https://landsat8portal.eo.esa.int/portal/ Off-line data are available from the USGS EROS DataCenter. |
