Launch schedule

Sensor/Platform

Information from

(Scheduled) launch date

1999

CBERS-1

INPE - Brazil

Launched 14 Oct 1999

Fengyun-1C/1D

NSMC - China

Launched 10 May 1999

FORMOSAT-1

NSPO - Taiwan

Launched 27 Jan 1999

IKONOS

Maxar - USA

Launched 24 Sep 1999

INSAT-2E

ISRO - India

Launched 2 Apr 1999

KOMPSAT-1

KARI - Korea

Launched 21 Dec 1999

Landsat 7

NASA - USA

Launched 15 Apr 1999

OceanSat-1

ISRO - India

Launched 26 May 1999

QuikSCAT

NASA - USA

Launched 20 Jun 1999

Terra

NASA - USA

Launched 18 Dec 1999

2000

EO-1

NASA - USA

Launched 21 Nov 2000

EROS-A

ImageSAT International

Launched 15 Dec 2000

Fengyun-2B

NSMC - China

Launched 26 Jun 2000

GOES-11

NOAA

Launched 3 May 2000

MTI

US Department of Energy

Launched 12 Mar 2000

NOAA-16

NOAA

Launched 21 Sep 2000

SAC-C

CONAE - Argentina

Launched 21 Nov 2000

SRTM

NASA - USA

Launched 11 Feb 2000

2001

BIRD

DLR - Germany

Launched 22 Oct 2001

GOES-12

NOAA

Launched 23 Jul 2001

Jason-1

NASA - USA

Launched 7 Dec 2001

METEOR-3M N1

ROSHYDROMET - Russia

Launched 10 Dec 2001

ODIN

SNSA - Sweden

Launched 20 Feb 2001

PROBA-1

ESA

Launched 22 Oct 2001

Quickbird

Maxar - USA

Launched 18 Oct 2001

TIMED

NASA - USA

Launched 7 Dec 2001

2002

ADEOS-II

JAXA - Japan

Launched 14 Dec 2002

AlSat-1

ASAL - Algeria

Launched 28 Nov 2002

Aqua

NASA - USA

Launched 4 May 2002

ENVISAT

ESA

Launched 1 Mar 2002

FedSat

CSIRO - Australia

Launched 14 Dec 2002

GRACE

NASA - USA

Launched 17 Mar 2002

Meteosat 8

EUMETSAT

Launched 28 Aug 2002

NOAA-17

NOAA

Launched 24 Jun 2002

SPOT 5

CNES - France

Launched 4 May 2002

2003

BILSAT

TUBITAK UZAY/STRI- Turkey

Launched 27 Sep 2003

CBERS-2

INPE - Brazil

Launched 21 Oct 2002

Coriolis

US Naval Research Lab

Launched 6 Jan 2003

DMSP-F16

US Department of Defense

Launched 19 Oct 2003

ICESat

NASA - USA

Launched 13 Jan 2003

NigeriaSat - 1

NASRDA - Nigeria

Launched 27 Sep 2003

Orbview-3

Launched 26 Jun 2003

RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6)

ISRO - India

Launched 17 Oct 2003

SCISAT

CSA - Canadian Space Agency

Launched 13 Aug 2003

SORCE

NASA - USA

Launched 25 Jan 2003

UK-DMC-1

UK Space Agency

Launched 27 Sep 2003

2004

SICH - 1M

NSAU - Ukraine

Failed 24 December 2004

AURA

NASA - USA

Launched 15 Jul 2004

DEMETER

CNES - France

Launched 29 Jun 2004

FORMOSAT-2

NSPO - Taiwan

Launched 20 May 2004

Parasol

CNES - France

Launched 18 Dec 2004

2005

BEIJING-1

NRSCC - China

Launched 28 Oct 2005

CartoSat-1 (IRS-P5)

ISRO - India

Launched 5 May 2005

Meteosat 9

EUMETSAT

Launched 22 Dec 2005

MTSAT-1R

JMA - Japan

Launched 26 Feb 2005

NOAA-18

NOAA

Launched 20 May 2005

TopSat

UK Space Agency

Launched 27 Oct 2005

Vulkan-Kompas-2

ROSCOSMOS - Russia

Launched 1 Jan 2005

2006

ALOS

JAXA - Japan

Launched 24 Jan 2006

CALIPSO

NASA - USA

Launched 28 Apr 2006

CloudSat

NASA - USA

Launched 28 Apr 2006

EROS-B

ImageSAT International

Launched 25 Apr 2006

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC

NSPO - Taiwan

Launched 15 Apr 2006

GOES-13

NOAA

Launched 24 May 2006

KOMPSAT-2

KARI - Korea

Launched 28 Jul 2006

Metop-A

EUMETSAT

Launched 19 Oct 2006

MTSAT-2

JMA - Japan

Launched 18 Feb 2006

Resurs DK1

ROSCOSMOS - Russia

Launched 15 Jun 2006

2007

CartoSat-2

ISRO - India

Launched 10 Jan 2007

COSMO-SkyMed

ASI - Italy

Launched 5 Nov 2010

HY - 1B

CAST - China

Launched 11 Apr 2007

LAPAN-TUBSAT

LAPAN - Indonesia

Launched 10 Jan 2007

RADARSAT-2

MDA - Canada

Launched 14 Dec 2007

TerraSAR-X

DLR - Germany

Launched 15 Jun 2007

WorldView-1

Maxar - USA

Launched 18 Sep 2007

2008

CartoSat-2A

ISRO - India

Launched 28 Apr 2008

FengYun-2E

NSMC - China

Launched 23 Dec 2008

FengYun-3A

NSMC - China

Launched 27 May 2008

GeoEye-1

Maxar - USA

Launched 6 Sep 2008

HJ - 1A

CAST - China

Launched 5 Sep 2008

IMS-1

ISRO - India

Launched 2008

Jason-2

NOAA

Launched 20 Jun 2008

RapidEye

Planet - USA

Launched 29 Aug 2008

TecSAR

IAI - Israel

Launched 21 Jan 2008

THEOS (Thaichote)

GISTDA - Thailand

Launched 1 Oct 2008

YaoGan - 5

CAST - China

Launched 15 Dec 2008

2009

Geosat-1 (Deimos-1)

GEOSAT - Spain

Launched 29 Jul 2009

GOCE

ESA

Launched 17 Mar 2009

GOES-14

NOAA

Launched 27 Jun 2009

GOSAT

JAXA - Japan

Launched 23 Jan 2009

Meteor-M1

ROSHYDROMET - Russia

Launched 17 Sep 2009

NOAA-19

NOAA

Launched 9 Feb 2009

OceanSat-2

ISRO - India

Launched 23 Sep 2009

RazakSAT

ATSB - Malaysia

Launched 14 Jul 2009

RISAT-2

ISRO - India

Launched 20 Apr 2009

SMOS

ESA

Launched 2 Nov 2009

UK-DMC-2

SSTL - UK

Launched 29 Jul 2009

WorldView-2

Maxar - USA

Launched 8 Oct 2009

2010

AlSat-2A

ASAL - Algeria

Launched 12 Jul 2010

CartoSat-2B

ISRO - India

Launched 12 Jul 2010

COMS-1

KARI - Korea

Launched 26 Jun 2010

CryoSat-2

ESA

Launched 8 Apr 2010

FengYun-3B

NSMC - China

Launched 5 Nov 2010

GOES-15

NOAA

Launched 4 Mar 2010

TanDEM-X

DLR - Germany

Launched 21 Jun 2010

2011

GLORY

NASA - USA

Failed 4 March 2011

Elektro-L

ROSHYDROMET - Russia

Launched 20 Jan 2011

MEGHA-TROPIQUES

CNES - France

Launched 12 Oct 2011

NigeriaSat - 2

NASRDA - Nigeria

Launched 17 Aug 2011

NigeriaSat - X

NASRDA - Nigeria

Launched 17 Aug 2011

Pleiades 1A

Airbus Defence and Space

Launched 17 Dec 2011

RASAT

TUBITAK UZAY/STRI- Turkey

Launched 17 Aug 2011

RESOURCESAT-2

ISRO - India

Launched 20 Apr 2011

SAC-D (Aquarius)

NASA - USA

Launched 10 Jun 2011

SSOT

Airbus Defence and Space

Launched 16 Dec 2011

Suomi NPP

NOAA

Launched 28 Oct 2011

2012

GCOM-W1

JAXA - Japan

Launched 17 May 2012

GOKTURK-2

TUBITAK UZAY/STRI- Turkey

Launched 2012

Kanopus-V1

ROSCOSMOS - Russia

Launched 22 July 2012

KOMPSAT-3

KARI - Korea

Launched 17 May 2012

Meteosat-10

EUMETSAT

Launched 5 Jul 2012

Metop-B

EUMETSAT

Launched 17 Sep 2012

Pleiades 1B

Airbus Defence and Space

Launched 2 Dec 2012

RISAT-1

ISRO - India

Launched 26 Apr 2012

SPOT 6

Airbus Defence and Space

Launched 9 Sep 2012

2013

CBERS-3

INPE - Brazil

Failed 9 Dec 2013

FengYun-3C

NSMC - China

Launched 23 Sep 2013

INSAT-3D

ISRO - India

Launched 26 Jul 2013

KOMPSAT-5

KARI - Korea

Launched 22 Aug 2013

Landsat 8

NASA - USA

Launched 11 Feb 2013

PROBA-V

ESA

Launched 7 May 2013

SARAL/AltiKa

CNES - France

Launched 25 Feb 2013

SkySat-1

Planet - USA

Launched 21 Nov 2013

SWARM

ESA

Launched 22 Nov 2013

VNREDSat-1A

Airbus Defence and Space

Launched 7 May 2013

2014

ALOS-2

JAXA - Japan

Launched 24 May 2014

ASNARO-1

J-spacesystems - Japan

Launched 6 Nov 2014

CBERS-4

INPE - Brazil

Launched 7 Dec 2014

Geosat-2 (Deimos-2)

GEOSAT - Spain

Launched 19 Jun 2014

GPM Core

NASA - USA

Launched 27 Feb 2014

Himawari-8

JMA - Japan

Launched 7 Oct 2014

Meteor-M2

ROSHYDROMET - Russia

Launched 8 Jul 2014

OCO-2

NASA - USA

Launched 2 Jul 2014

Planet - Dove, Flock 1c

Planet - USA

Launched 19 Jun 2014

Sentinel-1A

ESA

Launched 3 Apr 2014

SkySat-2

Planet - USA

Launched 8 Jul 2014

SPOT 7

Airbus Defence and Space

Launched 30 Jun 2014

WorldView-3

Maxar - USA

Launched 13 Aug 2014

2015

DMC-3/TripleSat

SSTL - UK

Launched 10 Jul 2015

KOMPSAT-3A

KARI - Korea

Launched 25 Mar 2015

Meteosat-11

EUMETSAT

Launched 15 Jul 2015

Planet - Dove

Planet - USA

Launched 2015

Sentinel-2A

ESA

Launched 23 Jun 2015

SMAP

NASA - USA

Launched 31 Jan 2015

2016

AlSat-1B

ASAL - Algeria

Launched 26 Sep 2016

AlSat-2B

ASAL - Algeria

Launched 26 Sep 2016

CartoSat-2 Series (2C)

ISRO - India

Launched 22 Jun 2016

CYGNSS

NASA - USA

Launched 15 Dec 2016

FengYun-4A

CMA - China

Launched 10 Dec 2016

GaoFen-3 (GF-3)

CNSA - China

Launched 9 Aug 2016

GHGSat - D

GHGSat - Canada

Launched 22 Jun 2016

GOES-16 (GOES-EAST)

NOAA

Launched 19 Nov 2016

Himawari-9

JMA - Japan

Launched 2 Nov 2016

Jason-3

NOAA

Launched 17 Jan 2016

Planet - Dove, Flock 2p

Planet - USA

Launched 22 Jun 2016

RESOURCESAT-2A

ISRO - India

Launched 7 Dec 2016

ScatSat-1

ISRO - India

Launched 26 Sep 2016

Sentinel-1B

ESA

Launched 25 Apr 2016

Sentinel-3A

ESA

Launched 16 Feb 2016

SkySat-3

Planet - USA

Launched 22 Jun 2016

SkySat-4-7

Planet - USA

Launched 16 Sep 2016

TANSAT

CMA - China

Launched 21 Dec 2016

WorldView-4

Maxar - USA

Launched 11 Nov 2016

2017

CartoSat-2 Series (2D)

ISRO - India

Launched 15 Feb 2017

Cartosat-2 Series (2E)

ISRO - India

Launched 23 Jun 2017

FORMOSAT-5

NSPO - Taiwan

Launched 24 Aug 2017

GCOM-C1

JAXA - Japan

Launched 23 Dec 2017

NOAA-20 (JPSS-1)

NOAA

Launched 18 Nov 2017

Planet - Dove, Flock 2k

Planet - USA

Launched 14 Jul 2017

Planet - Dove, Flock 3m

Planet - USA

Launched 31 Oct 2017

Planet - Dove, Flock 3p

Planet - USA

Launched 15 Feb 2017

Sentinel-2B

ESA

Launched 7 Mar 2017

Sentinel-5P

ESA

Launched 13 Oct 2017

SkySat-8-13

Planet - USA

Launched 31 Oct 2017

VENUS

CNES - France

Launched 1 Aug 2017

2018

Aeolus

ESA

Launched 22 Aug 2018

ASNARO-2

J-spacesystems - Japan

Launched 18 Jan 2018

BlackSky Global 1

BlackSky - USA

Launched 29 Nov 2018

BlackSky Global 2

BlackSky - USA

Launched 3 Dec 2018

Capella

Capella Space - USA

Launched 3 Dec 2018

Cartosat-2 Series (2F)

ISRO - India

Launched 12 Jan 2018

CFOSAT

CNSA - China

Launched 29 Oct 2018

ECOSTRESS on ISS

NASA - USA

Launched 29 Jun 2018

FengYun-2H

NSMC - China

Launched 10 Jun 2018

GaoFen-5

CNSA - China

Launched 8 May 2018

GEO-KOMPSAT-2A

KARI - Korea

Launched 4 Dec 2018

GOES-17 (GOES-WEST)

NOAA

Launched 1 Mar 2018

GOSAT-2

JAXA - Japan

Launched 29 Oct 2018

GRACE-FO

NASA - USA

Launched 22 May 2018

HysIS

ISRO - India

Launched 29 Nov 2018

ICESat-2

NASA - USA

Launched 15 Sep 2018

ICEYE-X1

ICEYE - Finland

Launched 12 Jan 2018

ICEYE-X2

ICEYE - Finland

Launched 3 Dec 2018

KANOPUS-V3

ROSCOSMOS - Russia

Launched 1 Feb 2018

KANOPUS-V4

ROSCOSMOS - Russia

Launched 1 Feb 2018

KANOPUS-V5

ROSCOSMOS - Russia

Launched 27 Dec 2018

KANOPUS-V6

ROSCOSMOS - Russia

Launched 27 Dec 2018

Metop-C

EUMETSAT

Launched 7 Nov 2018

NovaSAR-1

SSTL - UK

Launched 16 Sep 2018

PAZ

HisdeSAT - Spain

Launched 22 Feb 2018

Planet - Dove, Flock 3k

Planet - USA

Launched 27 Dec 2018

Planet - Dove, Flock 3p'

Planet - USA

Launched 10 Jan 2018

Planet - Dove, Flock 3r

Planet - USA

Launched 28 Nov 2018

Planet - Dove, Flock 3s

Planet - USA

Launched 3 Dec 2018

SAOCOM-1A

CONAE - Argentina

Launched 7 Oct 2018

Sentinel-3B

ESA

Launched 25 Apr 2018

SkySat 14-15

Planet - USA

Launched 3 Dec 2018

Vision-1 (SSTL - S1-4)

Airbus Defence and Space

Launched 16 Sep 2018

VividX2

earth-i

Launched 12 Jan 2018

2019

EROS-C

ImageSAT International

Cancelled 2019

BlackSky Global 3

BlackSky - USA

Launched 29 Jun 2019

BlackSky Global 4

BlackSky - USA

Launched 19 Aug 2019

CartoSat-3

ISRO - India

Launched 27 Nov 2019

CBERS-4A

INPE - Brazil

Launched 20 Dec 2019

Cosmo-SkyMed 2nd Gen (CSG-1)

ASI - Italy

Launched 18 Dec 2019

FORMOSAT-7 / COSMIC-2

NSPO - Taiwan

Launched 25 Jun 2019

ICEYE-X4

ICEYE - Finland

Launched 5 Jul 2019

ICEYE-X5

ICEYE - Finland

Launched 5 Jul 2019

Meteor-M N2-2

ROSHYDROMET - Russia

Launched 5 Jul 2019

OCO-3 on ISS

NASA - USA

Launched 4 May 2019

Planet - Dove, Flock 4a

Planet - USA

Launched 1 Apr 2019

PRISMA

ASI - Italy

Launched 22 Mar 2019

RADARSAT Constellation Mission

CSA - Canadian Space Agency

Launched 12 Jun 2019

RISAT-2B

ISRO - India

Launched 22 May 2019

RISAT-2BR1

ISRO - India

Launched 2019

2020

TARANIS

CNES - France

Failed 17 Nov 2020

EOS-1 (RISAT-2BR2)

ISRO - India

Launched 7 Nov 2020

GEO-KOMPSAT-2B

KARI - Korea

Launched 18 Feb 2020

GHGSat - C1

GHGSat - Canada

Launched 2 Sep 2020

SAOCOM-1B

CONAE - Argentina

Launched 30 Aug 2020

Sentinel-6A/Jason-CS-A

EUMETSAT

Launched 21 Nov 2020

BlackSky Global 5-24

BlackSky - USA

Planned for 2020

2021

EOS-3 (GISAT-1)

ISRO - India

Failed 12 Aug 2021

GHGSat - C2

GHGSat - Canada

Launched 24 Jan 2021

Landsat 9

NASA - USA

Launched 27 Sept 2021

Pleiades Neo 3

Airbus Defence and Space

Launched 29 Apr 2021

Pleiades Neo 4

Airbus Defence and Space

Launched 16 Aug 2021

SDGSAT-1

CAS - China

Launched 5 Nov 2021

2022

Pleiades Neo 5

Airbus Defence and Space

Failed 20 Dec 2022

Pleiades Neo 6

Airbus Defence and Space

Failed 20 Dec 2022

Cosmo-SkyMed 2nd Gen (CSG-2)

ASI - Italy

Launched 31 Jan 2022

EnMAP

DLR - Germany

Launched 1 Apr 2022

EOS-4 (RISAT-1B)

ISRO - India

Launched 14 Feb 2022

GHGSat - C3

GHGSat - Canada

Launched 25 May 2022

GHGSat - C4

GHGSat - Canada

Launched 25 May 2022

GHGSat - C5

GHGSat - Canada

Launched 25 May 2022

GOES-18

NOAA

Launched 1 Mar 2022

JPSS-2

NOAA

Launched 10 Nov 2022

MTG-I1

EUMETSAT

Launched 13 Dec 2022

OceanSat-3

ISRO - India

Launched 26 Nov 2022

SWOT

NASA - USA

Launched 15 Dec 2022

2023

ALOS-3

JAXA - Japan

Failed 7 March 2023

EOS SAT Constellation

EOSDA - USA

Launched 3 Jan 2023

TEMPO

NASA - USA

Launched 7 Apr 2023

THEOS-2 main

GISTDA - Thailand

Launched 9 Oct 2023

2024

PACE

NASA - USA

Launched 8 Feb 2024

ALOS-4

JAXA - Japan

Planned for 2024

BIOMASS

ESA

Planned for Apr 2024

EarthCARE

ESA

Planned for May 2024

EarthDaily

EarthDaily Analytics - Canada

Planned for 2024

GISAT-2 - GEO Imaging Satellite

ISRO - India

Planned for 2024

GOES-U

NOAA

Planned for Apr 2024

KOMPSAT-6

KARI - Korea

Planned for Q4 2024

KOMPSAT-7

KARI - Korea

Planned for Sep 2024

MTG-S1

EUMETSAT

Planned for Q3 2024

NISAR

NASA - USA

Planned for early 2024

Sentinel-1C

ESA

Planned for Q1 2024

Sentinel-1D

ESA

Planned for Q2 2024

Sentinel-2C

ESA

Planned for mid 2024

Sentinel-3C

ESA

Planned for 2024

WorldView-Legion

Maxar - USA

Planned for NET Mar 2024

2025

FLEX

ESA

Planned for 2025

MetOp-SG A1

EUMETSAT

Planned for Q1 2025

Metop-SG B1

EUMETSAT

Planned for Q4 2025

Sentinel-2D

ESA

Planned for 2025

Sentinel-3D

ESA

Planned for 2025

Sentinel-6B/Jason-CS-B

EUMETSAT

Planned for 2025

SpaceEye-T

SI - Korea

Planned for 2025

2026

MTG-I2

EUMETSAT

Planned for 2026

2027

JPSS-3

NOAA

Planned for 2027

2028

LSTM-A

ESA

Planned for 2028

MERLIN

DLR - Germany

Planned for 2028

Tandem-L

DLR - Germany

Planned for 2028

2030

Landsat Next

NASA - USA

Planned for 2030

LSTM-B

ESA

Planned for 2030

2031

Metop-SG A2

EUMETSAT

Planned for 2031

2032

JPSS-4

NOAA

Planned for 2032

Metop-SG B2

EUMETSAT

Planned for 2032

MTG-I3

EUMETSAT

Planned for 2032

2034

MTG-S2

EUMETSAT

Planned for 2034

2035

GeoXO

NOAA

Planned for 2035

2038

Metop-SG A3

EUMETSAT

Planned for 2038

2039

Metop-SG B3

EUMETSAT

Planned for 2039

2042

MTG-I4

EUMETSAT

Planned for 2042

Note: This information is based on official sources and unofficial sources, and is subject to frequent changes. For comments please mail to: sensordatabase-itc@utwente.nl or petra.budde@utwente.nl.