Space-based WMO Integrated Global Observing System

Satellite Status

Maintained by WMO on behalf of CGMS (Updated September 2020).

This page lists the status of current and future satellites contributing to the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS). This information is extracted from OSCAR/Space(Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool). For further information, please go directly to the tool, which offers search, filter and export facilities and addresses a larger number of Earth observation satellites.

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Core Meteorological Satellite Programmes Contributing to WIGOS			Sustained or R&D Satellite Programmes Contributing to WIGOS
Geostationary orbit	Current GEO Satellites	Future GEO Satellites	Highly elliptical or geosynchronous orbit	Current HEO Satellites	Future HEO Satellites
Sun-synchronous	Current Sun-sync. Satellites	Future Sun-sync. Satellites	Low Earth orbit	Current LEO Satellites	Future LEO Satellites
			Specific orbits (for space weather)	Current other Satellites	Future other Satellites

Current Geostationary Meteorological Satellites

Sector	Long	Name	Operator(s)	Launch	Instruments	Details
East Pacific	137.2 ° W	GOES-17 (Operational)	NOAA NASA	2018-03-01	ABI DCIS EXIS GEOS&R GLM SEISS/EHIS SEISS/MPS SEISS/SGPS SEM/MAG SUVI	Initially at 89.5°W, is at 137.2°W since 12 February 2019.
East Pacific	128 ° W	GOES-15 (Operational)	NOAA NASA	2010-03-04	DCIS GEOS&R IMAGER (GOES 12-15) SEM/EPS SEM/HEPAD SEM/MAG SEM/XRS-EUV SOUNDER SXI	Initially stored in stand-by position at 89.5°W. Moved to 135°W in December 2011 to replace GOES-11 as GOES-W. SXI and XRS are backup instruments of GOES-14 for Space weather service
West Atlantic	105 ° W	GOES-14 (Stand-by)	NOAA NASA	2009-06-27	DCIS GEOS&R IMAGER (GOES 12-15) SEM/EPS SEM/HEPAD SEM/MAG SEM/XRS-EUV SOUNDER SXI	Initially stored in back-up position at 105°W From 23 Sept to 19 Oct 2012, moved at towards 75°W to back-up GOES-13, stopped at 89.5°W after GOES-13 service recovery From 19 Dec 2012 to 6 Feb 2013, moved back towards 105°W at 0.34 degrees/day. Activated as back-up for GOES-13 for a couple of weeks starting from 23 May 2013, keeping the 105°W position. Currently in nominal configuration as "hot" stand-by. SXI and XRS are primary instruments for Space weather service.
	75.2 ° W	GOES-16 (Operational)	NOAA NASA	2016-11-19	ABI DCIS EXIS GEOS&R GLM SEISS/EHIS SEISS/MPS SEISS/SGPS SEM/MAG SUVI	After a long-lasting commissioning phase at 89.5°W, the satellite has been moved to 75.2°W, reached in mid-December 2017. It has been declared operational on 18 December 2017.
	14.5 ° W	Electro-L N2 (Operational)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	2015-12-11	DCS (Electro) GEOS&R (Electro) GGAK-E/DIR-E GGAK-E/FM-E GGAK-E/GALS-E GGAK-E/ISP-2M GGAK-E/SKIF-6 GGAK-E/SKL-E GGAK-E/VUSS-E MSU-GS
East Atlantic	0 °	Meteosat-11 (Operational)	EUMETSAT ESA	2015-07-15	DCS (Meteosat) GEOS&R GERB SEVIRI	Commissioning completed on 16 December 2015. In storage until end 2017, then moved to the operational position.
	3.5 ° E	Meteosat-9 (Stand-by)	EUMETSAT ESA	2005-12-21	DCS (Meteosat) GEOS&R GERB SEVIRI	Primary operational satellite at 0° as of 11 April 2007. Replaced by Meteosat-10 as of 21 January 2013. RSS service taken over from Meteosat-8 on 9 April 2013. Prime GERB service. HRIT not activated. High Rate Information is disseminated in near-real-time by EUMETCast.
	9.5 ° E	Meteosat-10 (Operational)	EUMETSAT ESA	2012-07-05	DCS (Meteosat) GEOS&R GERB SEVIRI	Initially placed at 3.4°, it has replaced Meteosat-9 at 0° as of 21 January 2013, then moved to 9.5°E for rapid scanning.
Indian Ocean	41.5 ° E	Meteosat-8 (IODC) (Operational)	EUMETSAT ESA	2016-09-15	DCS (Meteosat) GEOS&R GERB SEVIRI	Re-location of Meteosat-8 over the Indian Ocean. The launch date should be understood as the date of the satellite reaching the position of 41.5°E. Since then, parallel operations with Meteosat-7 IODC have taken place, until a final transition to Meteosat-8 IODC on 1st February 2017.
	74 ° E	INSAT-3DR (Operational)	ISRO	2016-09-08	DCS (INSAT) IMAGER (INSAT) SAS&R SOUNDER (INSAT)
	76 ° E	Electro-L N3 (Commissioning)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	2019-12-24	DCS (Electro) GEOS&R (Electro) GGAK-E/DIR-E GGAK-E/FM-E GGAK-E/GALS-E GGAK-E/ISP-2M GGAK-E/SKIF-6 GGAK-E/SKL-E GGAK-E/VUSS-E MSU-GS
	79 ° E	FY-2H (Operational)	CMA NRSCC	2018-06-05	DCS (FY) S-VISSR (FY-2F/G/H) SEM (FY-2) SXM
	82 ° E	INSAT-3D (Operational)	ISRO	2013-07-25	DCS (INSAT) IMAGER (INSAT) SAS&R SOUNDER (INSAT)
	99.5 ° E	FY-2G (Operational)	CMA NRSCC	2014-12-31	DCS (FY) S-VISSR (FY-2F/G/H) SEM (FY-2) SXM	Replacing FY-2E at 105°E as of 3 June 2015. Re-located at 99.5°E on 16 April 2018.
	105 ° E	FY-4A (Operational)	CMA NRSCC	2016-12-10	AGRI DCS (FY) GIIRS HEPS LMI SEP-fields	Re-located from the initial position (99.5°E) to the current operational position (105°E nominal) on 16 April 2018
West Pacific	112 ° E	FY-2F (Stand-by)	CMA NRSCC	2012-01-13	DCS (FY) S-VISSR (FY-2F/G/H) SEM (FY-2) SXM	Used for regional scanning.
	128.2 ° E	COMS (Operational)	KMA KARI ME MLTM	2010-06-26	GOCI MI
	128.2 ° E	GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (Operational)	KMA KARI ME MLTM	2018-12-04	AMI KSEM/CM KSEM/MG KSEM/PD
	128.2 ° E	GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (Operational)	KMA KARI ME MLTM	2020-06-26	GEMS GOCI-II
	140.7 ° E	Himawari-8 (Operational)	JMA	2014-10-07	AHI DCS (Himawari) SEDA	Replaced MTSAT-2 as operational satellite on 7 July 2015.
	140.7 ° E	Himawari-9 (Stand-by)	JMA	2016-11-02	AHI DCS (Himawari) SEDA	Himawari-9 will replace Himawari-8 as primary in 2022.

Future Geostationary Meteorological Satellites

Sector	Long	Name	Operator(s)	Launch	Instruments	Details
East Pacific	137 ° W	GOES-T (Planned)	NOAA NASA	≥2020	ABI DCIS EXIS GEOS&R GLM SEISS/EHIS SEISS/MPS SEISS/SGPS SEM/MAG SUVI	Longitude (137°W or 75°W) to be confirmed in due time.
West Atlantic	75 ° W	GOES-U (Planned)	NOAA NASA	≥2025	ABI CCOR DCIS EXIS GEOS&R GLM SEISS/EHIS SEISS/MPS SEISS/SGPS SEM/MAG SUVI	Longitude (137°W or 75°W) to be confirmed in due time.
East Atlantic
	0 °	MTG-I1 (Planned)	EUMETSAT EC ESA	≥2022	DCS (Meteosat) FCI GEOS&R LI
	0 °	MTG-I2 (Planned)	EUMETSAT EC ESA	≥2025	DCS (Meteosat) FCI GEOS&R LI
	0 °	MTG-I3 (Planned)	EUMETSAT EC ESA	≥2028	DCS (Meteosat) FCI GEOS&R LI
	0 °	MTG-I4 (Planned)	EUMETSAT EC ESA	≥2032	DCS (Meteosat) FCI GEOS&R LI
	0 °	MTG-S1 (Planned)	EUMETSAT EC ESA	≥2023	DCS (Meteosat) GEOS&R IRS Sentinel-4
	0 °	MTG-S2 (Planned)	EUMETSAT EC ESA	≥2030	DCS (Meteosat) GEOS&R IRS Sentinel-4
Indian Ocean	74 ° E	INSAT-3DS (Planned)	ISRO	≥2021	DCS (INSAT) IMAGER (INSAT) SAS&R SOUNDER (INSAT)	Actual position and launch date TBD.
	76 ° E	Electro-L N5 (Planned)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	≥2023	DCS (Electro) GEOS&R (Electro) GGAK-E/DIR-E GGAK-E/FM-E GGAK-E/GALS-E GGAK-E/ISP-2M GGAK-E/SKIF-6 GGAK-E/SKL-E GGAK-E/VUSS-E MSU-GS	GEO position TBD between 76°E, 14.5°W and 166°E
	83 ° E	GISAT-2 (Planned)	ISRO	≥2020	HyS-SWIR HyS-VNIR MX-LWIR MX-VNIR
	85.5 ° E	GISAT-1 (Planned)	ISRO	≥2020	HyS-SWIR HyS-VNIR MX-LWIR MX-VNIR
	86.5 ° E	FY-4C (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	≥2022	AGRI DCS (FY) GIIRS HEPS LEPS LMI MEPS MUSI SEP-fields SUVI (FY-4) SXEUV SXUS	The quoted geostationary position is a guess. The actual is TBD.
	86.5 ° E	FY-4E (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	≥2027	AGRI DCS (FY) GIIRS HEPS LEPS LMI MEPS MUSI SEP-fields SUVI (FY-4) SXEUV SXUS	The quoted geostationary position is a guess. The actual is TBD. The quoted launch date is a guess. The actual is TBD.
	86.5 ° E	FY-4G (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	≥2033	AGRI DCS (FY) GIIRS HEPS LEPS LMI MEPS MUSI SEP-fields SUVI (FY-4) SXEUV SXUS	The quoted geostationary position is a guess. The actual is TBD. The quoted launch date is a guess. The actual is TBD.
	105 ° E	FY-4B (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	≥2020	AGRI DCS (FY) GHI GIIRS HEPS LEPS MEPS SEP-fields SXEUV	The quoted geostationary position is a guess. The actual is TBD.
	105 ° E	FY-4D (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	≥2023	AGRI DCS (FY) GIIRS HEPS LEPS LMI MEPS MUSI SEP-fields SUVI (FY-4) SXEUV SXUS	The quoted geostationary position is a guess. The actual is TBD. The quoted launch date is a guess. The actual is TBD.
	105 ° E	FY-4F (Considered)	CMA NRSCC	≥2030	AGRI DCS (FY) GIIRS HEPS LEPS LMI MEPS MUSI SEP-fields SUVI (FY-4) SXEUV SXUS	The quoted geostationary position is a guess. The actual is TBD. The quoted launch date is a guess. The actual is TBD.
West Pacific	166 ° E	Electro-L N4 (Planned)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	≥2022	DCS (Electro) GEOS&R (Electro) GGAK-E/DIR-E GGAK-E/FM-E GGAK-E/GALS-E GGAK-E/ISP-2M GGAK-E/SKIF-6 GGAK-E/SKL-E GGAK-E/VUSS-E MSU-GS	GEO position TBD between 14.5°W and 166°E

Current Sun-synchronous Meteorological Satellites

Sector	ECT	Altitude	Name	Operator(s)	Launch	Instruments	Details
Early Morning Orbit	04:46 desc	870 km	NOAA-19 (Operational)	NOAA	2009-02-06	A-DCS AMSU-A AVHRR/3 HIRS/4 MHS S&RSAT SBUV/2 SEM/MEPED SEM/TED	The ECT, initially 14:00 asc, is drifting at a rate of 0.77 min/month.
Early Morning Orbit	06:40 desc	848 km	DMSP-F17 (Operational)	DoD NOAA	2006-11-04	OLS SESS/SSI/ES-3 SESS/SSJ5 SESS/SSM-Boom SESS/SSULI SESS/SSUSI SSMIS	Satellite reassigned as primary operational following the loss of DMSP-19 in Feb 2016.
Morning Orbit	07:08 desc	850 km	DMSP-F18 (Operational)	DoD NOAA	2009-10-18	OLS SESS/SSI/ES-3 SESS/SSJ5 SESS/SSM-Boom SESS/SSULI SESS/SSUSI SSMIS
	07:50 desc	813 km	NOAA-15 (Operational)	NOAA	1998-05-13	AMSU-A AMSU-B AVHRR/3 DCS/2 HIRS/3 S&RSAT SEM/MEPED SEM/TED	LAC failed soon after launch. The ECT, initially 07:30 desc, is drifting at a rate of 1.05 min/month.
	09:07 desc	836 km	FY-3C (Operational)	CMA NRSCC	2013-09-23	ERM-1 GNOS IRAS MERSI-1 MWHS-2 MWRI MWTS-2 SBUS SEM/HEPD SEM/IMS SIM-1 TOU VIRR (FY-3)	Operational service suspended on 31 May 2015 for anomaly investigation. Recovered from 30 July onwards.
	09:15 desc	854 km	NOAA-18 (Operational)	NOAA	2005-05-20	AMSU-A AVHRR/3 DCS/2 HIRS/4 MHS S&RSAT SBUV/2 SEM/MEPED SEM/TED	The ECT, initially 13:30 asc, is drifting at a rate of 3.52 min/month.
	09:30 asc	820 km	Meteor-M N2 (Operational)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	2014-07-08	GGAK-M/KGI-4C GGAK-M/MSGI-MKA IKFS-2 KMSS MSU-MR MTVZA-GY SSPD Severjanin-M
	09:30 desc	827 km	Metop-A (Operational)	EUMETSAT ESA	2006-10-19	A-DCS AMSU-A ASCAT AVHRR/3 GOME-2 GRAS HIRS/4 IASI MHS S&RSAT SEM/MEPED SEM/TED	LRPT failed soon after launch, one AHRPT transmitter failed 6 months later. Global data disseminated by EUMETCast became the primary dissemination system. As of Sept 2008 the redundant AHRPT unit is utilised for a partial coverage, enabling the reception and retransmission of NRT data by EARS. Operating as back-up / secondary in parallel with Metop-B since 24 April 2013. For lifetime extension active orbit control has been suspended
	09:30 desc	827 km	Metop-B (Operational)	EUMETSAT ESA	2012-09-17	A-DCS AMSU-A ASCAT AVHRR/3 GOME-2 GRAS HIRS/4 IASI MHS S&RSAT SEM/MEPED SEM/TED	Replacing MetOp-A for primary operations on 24 April 2013. Dissemination via EUMETCast.
	09:30 desc	817 km	Metop-C (Operational)	EUMETSAT ESA	2018-11-07	A-DCS AMSU-A ASCAT AVHRR/3 GOME-2 GRAS IASI MHS
Afternoon orbit	13:25 asc	834 km	NOAA-20 (Operational)	NOAA NASA	2017-11-18	ATMS CERES CrIS OMPS-nadir VIIRS
	13:25 asc	833 km	SNPP (Operational)	NOAA NASA	2011-10-28	ATMS CERES CrIS OMPS-limb OMPS-nadir VIIRS
	13:38 asc	836 km	FY-3B (Operational)	CMA NRSCC	2010-11-04	ERM-1 IRAS MERSI-1 MWHS-1 MWRI MWTS-1 SBUS SEM/HEPD SEM/IMS SIM-1 TOU VIRR (FY-3)	The ECT of 14:45 asc refers to 14 July 2017.
	14:00 asc	836 km	FY-3D (Operational)	CMA NRSCC	2017-11-14	GAS GNOS HIRAS MERSI-2 MWHS-2 MWRI MWTS-2 SWS/IPM SWS/SEM/HEPD SWS/SEM/IMS SWS/WAI
	14:50 asc	850 km	DMSP-F15 (Unclear)	DoD NOAA	1999-12-12	OLS SEM/SSI/ES-2 SEM/SSJ4 SESS/SSM-Boom SSM/I SSM/T SSM/T-2
	15:15 asc	821 km	Meteor-M N2-2 (Commissioning)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	2019-07-05	IKFS-2 KMSS MSU-MR MTVZA-GY S&RSAT SSPD
	17:00 asc	852 km	DMSP-F14 (Unclear)	DoD NOAA	1997-04-04	OLS SEM/SSI/ES-2 SEM/SSJ4 SEM/SSM SSM/I SSM/T SSM/T-2	F14 tape recorder failed Aug 2008, thus no global data.

Future Sun-synchronous Meteorological Satellites

Sector	ECT	Altitude	Name	Operator(s)	Launch	Instruments	Details
Early Morning Orbit	06:00 desc	836 km	FY-3E (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	≥2020	ERM-2 GNOS HIRAS MERSI-2 MWHS-2 MWTS-2 SIM-2 SWS/MIPM SWS/SEM/HEPD SWS/SEM/IMS SWS/XEUVI WindRAD
Early Morning Orbit	06:00 desc	836 km	FY-3H (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	≥2024	ERM-2 GNOS HIRAS MERSI-2 MWHS-2 MWTS-3 SIM-2 SWS/MIPM SWS/SEM/HEPD SWS/SEM/IMS SWS/XEUVI WindRAD
Morning Orbit	09:00 desc	820.7 km	Meteor-M N2-4 (Planned)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	≥2021	GGAK-M/KGI-4C GGAK-M/MSGI-MKA IKFS-2 KMSS MSU-MR MTVZA-GY MeteoSAR SSPD
	09:30 desc	835 km	EPS-SG-A1 (Planned)	EUMETSAT ESA	≥2022	3MI IASI-NG MWS MetImage RO Sentinel-5
	09:30 desc	835 km	EPS-SG-A2 (Planned)	EUMETSAT ESA	≥2029	3MI IASI-NG MWS MetImage RO Sentinel-5
	09:30 desc	835 km	EPS-SG-A3 (Planned)	EUMETSAT ESA	≥2036	3MI IASI-NG MWS MetImage RO Sentinel-5
	09:30 desc	835 km	EPS-SG-B1 (Planned)	EUMETSAT ESA	≥2023	A-DCS ICI MWI (MetOp-SG) RO SCA (Scatterometer)
	09:30 desc	835 km	EPS-SG-B2 (Planned)	EUMETSAT ESA	≥2030	A-DCS ICI MWI (MetOp-SG) RO SCA (Scatterometer)
	09:30 desc	835 km	EPS-SG-B3 (Planned)	EUMETSAT ESA	≥2037	A-DCS ICI MWI (MetOp-SG) RO SCA (Scatterometer)
	10:00 desc	836 km	FY-3F (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	≥2021	ERM-2 GNOS HIRAS MERSI-2 MWHS-2 MWRI MWTS-3 OMS-limb OMS-nadir SIM-2
Afternoon orbit	13:30 asc	824 km	JPSS-2 (Planned)	NOAA NASA	≥2022	ATMS CrIS OMPS-limb OMPS-nadir RBI VIIRS
	13:30 asc	824 km	JPSS-3 (Planned)	NOAA NASA	≥2026	ATMS CrIS OMPS-limb OMPS-nadir RBI VIIRS
	13:30 asc	824 km	JPSS-4 (Planned)	NOAA NASA	≥2031	ATMS CrIS OMPS-limb OMPS-nadir RBI VIIRS
	14:00 asc	836 km	FY-3G (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	≥2022	GAS GNOS HIRAS MERSI-2 MWHS-2 MWRI MWTS-3 SWS/IPM SWS/WAI
	15:09 asc	820.7 km	Meteor-M N2-3 (Planned)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	≥2020	GGAK-M/KGI-4C GGAK-M/MSGI-MKA IKFS-2 KMSS MSU-MR MTVZA-GY MeteoSAR SSPD

Current Highly Elliptical Orbit or Geosynchronous Satellites

Name	Operator(s)	Orbit	Incl	Launch	Instruments	Details

Future Highly Elliptical Orbit or Geosynchronous Satellites

Name	Operator(s)	Orbit	Incl	Launch	Instruments	Details
Arctica-M N1 (Planned)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	Molniya	63.4°	≥2020	DCS/A GGAK-E/DIR-E GGAK-E/FM-E GGAK-E/GALS-E GGAK-E/ISP-2M GGAK-E/SKIF-6 GGAK-E/SKL-E GGAK-E/VUSS-E MSU-GS/A
Arctica-M N2 (Planned)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	Molniya	63.4°	≥2023	DCS/A GGAK-E/DIR-E GGAK-E/FM-E GGAK-E/GALS-E GGAK-E/ISP-2M GGAK-E/SKIF-6 GGAK-E/SKL-E GGAK-E/VUSS-E MSU-GS/A
Arctica-M N3 (Planned)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	Molniya	63.4°	≥2024	DCS/A GGAK-E/DIR-E GGAK-E/FM-E GGAK-E/GALS-E GGAK-E/ISP-2M GGAK-E/SKIF-6 GGAK-E/SKL-E GGAK-E/VUSS-E MSU-GS/A
Arctica-M N4 (Planned)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	Molniya	63.4°	≥2025	DCS/A GGAK-E/DIR-E GGAK-E/FM-E GGAK-E/GALS-E GGAK-E/ISP-2M GGAK-E/SKIF-6 GGAK-E/SKL-E GGAK-E/VUSS-E MSU-GS/A
Arctica-M N5 (Planned)	RosHydroMet Roscosmos	Molniya	63.4°	≥2025	DCS/A GGAK-E/DIR-E GGAK-E/FM-E GGAK-E/GALS-E GGAK-E/ISP-2M GGAK-E/SKIF-6 GGAK-E/SKL-E GGAK-E/VUSS-E MSU-GS/A

Current Other LEO Satellites Contributing to WIGOS

Name	Operator(s)	ECT / Incl.	Launch	Instruments	Details
Terra (Operational)	NASA	10:30 desc	1999-12-18	ASTER CERES MISR MODIS MOPITT
PROBA-1 (Operational)	ESA	07:30 desc	2001-10-22	CHRIS SREM-dose SREM-particles	The orbit is drifting from the original 10:30 desc ECT.
Aqua (Operational)	NASA	13:30 asc	2002-05-04	AIRS AMSR-E AMSU-A CERES HSB MODIS
Coriolis (Operational)	DoD NASA	06:10 desc	2003-01-06	SMEI WindSat
ResourceSat-1 (IRS-P6) (Operational)	ISRO	10:30 desc	2003-10-17	AWiFS LISS-3 (ResourceSat) LISS-4
Aura (Operational)	NASA	13:45 asc	2004-07-15	HIRDLS MLS (EOS-Aura) OMI TES-limb TES-nadir
CALIPSO (Operational)	NASA CNES	13:30 asc	2006-04-28	CALIOP IIR WFC	Orbit lowered from the original 705 km to 689 km to follow CloudSat, whose orbit was lowerd on 23 February 2018.
CloudSat (Operational)	NASA	13:30 asc	2006-04-28	CPR (CloudSat)	Battery degraded since April 2011. Orbit lowered from the original 705 km to 689 km on 23 February 2018.
KOMPSAT-2 (Operational)	KARI	10:50 asc	2006-07-28	MSC
CartoSat-2 (Operational)	ISRO	09:33 desc	2007-01-10	PAN (CartoSat-2A/B)
CartoSat-2A (Operational)	ISRO	09:30 desc	2008-04-28	PAN (CartoSat-2A/B)
GOSAT (Operational)	JAXA MOE	13:00 desc	2009-01-23	TANSO-CAI TANSO-FTS
OceanSat-2 (Operational)	ISRO	11:50 desc	2009-09-23	OCM (OceanSat-2) OSCAT ROSA (OceanSat)
SMOS (Operational)	ESA CDTI CNES	06:00 asc	2009-11-02	GPS (ESA) MIRAS STA
PROBA-2 (Operational)	ESA	06:00 asc	2009-11-02	DSLP LYRA SWAP TPMU
CryoSat-2 (Operational)	ESA	92°	2010-04-08	DORIS LRR (ESA) SIRAL
CartoSat-2B (Operational)	ISRO	09:30 desc	2010-07-12	PAN (CartoSat-2A/B)
ResourceSat-2 (Operational)	ISRO	10:28 desc	2011-04-20	AWiFS LISS-3 (ResourceSat) LISS-4
HY-2A (Operational)	NSOAS CAST	06:00 desc	2011-08-15	ALT (HY-2A) DORIS LRA (NASA) MWI (HY-2A) SCAT (HY-2A)
Megha-Tropiques (Operational)	ISRO CNES	20°	2011-10-12	MADRAS ROSA SAPHIR ScaRaB
GCOM-W (Operational)	JAXA	13:30 asc	2012-05-17	AMSR-2
KOMPSAT-3 (Operational)	KARI	13:30 asc	2012-05-17	AEISS
KANOPUS-V1 (Unclear)	Roscosmos RosHydroMet	10:30 asc	2012-07-22	MSS (KANOPUS) MSU-200 PSS
HJ-1C (Unclear)	CAST CRESDA	06:00 desc	2012-11-18	SAR-S
Landsat-7 (Operational)	USGS NASA	10:00 desc	1999-04-15	ETM+
Landsat-8 (Operational)	USGS NASA	10:11 desc	2013-02-11	OLI TIRS
SARAL (Operational)	CNES ISRO	06:00 asc	2013-02-25	A-DCS AltiKa DORIS LRA (CNES)
PROBA-V (Operational)	ESA	10:30 desc	2013-05-07	EPD (PROBA-V) Végétation-P
Resurs-P1 (Operational)	Roscosmos	10:30 desc	2013-06-25	GSA Geoton-L1 ShMSA-SR ShMSA-VR
KOMPSAT-5 (Operational)	KARI	06:00 asc	2013-08-22	AOPOD COSI LRR (DLR)
STPSat-3 (Unclear)	DoD	40.5°	2013-11-20	SWATS TIM iMESA-R
SWARM-C (Operational)	ESA CNES CSA	87.35°	2013-11-22	ACC ASM EFI (SWARM) GPS (ESA) LRR (DLR) STR (SWARM) VFM
SWARM-B (Operational)	ESA CNES CSA	87.75°	2013-11-22	ACC ASM EFI (SWARM) GPS (ESA) LRR (DLR) STR (SWARM) VFM	Position exchanged with that of SWARM-C because of the failure of ASM on that satellite.
SWARM-A (Operational)	ESA CNES CSA	87.35°	2013-11-22	ACC ASM EFI (SWARM) GPS (ESA) LRR (DLR) STR (SWARM) VFM
GPM Core Observatory (Operational)	NASA JAXA	65°	2014-02-27	DPR GMI (core)
Sentinel-1A (Operational)	ESA EC	06:00 desc	2014-04-03	SAR-C (Sentinel-1)
ALOS-2 (Operational)	JAXA	12:00 desc	2014-05-24	CIRC PALSAR-2
OCO-2 (Operational)	NASA	13:30 asc	2014-07-02	OCO
CBERS-4 (Operational)	CAST CRESDA INPE	10:30 asc	2014-12-07	DCS (CBERS) IRMSS-2 MUXCAM PANMUX WFI-2
CBERS-4A (Operational)	CAST CRESDA INPE	10:30 asc	2019-12-20	DCS (CBERS) IRMSS-2 MUXCAM PANMUX WFI-2
Resurs-P2 (Operational)	Roscosmos	10:30 desc	2014-12-26	GSA Geoton-L1 Nucleon ShMSA-SR ShMSA-VR	.
SMAP (Operational)	NASA	06:00 desc	2015-01-31	SMAP
KOMPSAT-3A (Operational)	KARI	13:30 asc	2015-03-26	AEISS-A IIP
Sentinel-2A (Operational)	ESA EC	10:30 desc	2015-06-23	MSI (Sentinel-2A)
JASON-3 (Operational)	NASA CNES EUMETSAT NOAA	66°	2016-01-17	AMR CARMEN DORIS LPT LRA (NASA) Poseidon-3B TRSR
Sentinel-3A (Operational)	ESA EC EUMETSAT	10:00 desc	2016-02-16	DORIS GPS (ESA) LRR (ESA) MWR (Sentinel-3) OLCI SLSTR SRAL	Sentinel-3A operations were trasferred from ESA to EUMETSAT on 13 July 2016.
Resurs-P3 (Operational)	Roscosmos	10:30 desc	2016-03-13	GSA Geoton-L1 ShMSA-SR ShMSA-VR	One of the two solar panels did not deploy after launch. Operations not affected for the moment.
Sentinel-1B (Operational)	ESA EC	06:00 desc	2016-04-25	SAR-C (Sentinel-1)	Commissioning phase completed on 16 September 2016
CartoSat-2C (Operational)	ISRO	09:30 desc	2016-06-22	HRMX PAN (CartoSat 2C/D
ScatSat-1 (Operational)	ISRO	08:27 desc	2016-09-26	OSCAT
ResourceSat-2A (Operational)	ISRO	10:20 desc	2016-12-07	AWiFS LISS-3 (ResourceSat) LISS-4
CYGNSS (8 sats) (Operational)	NASA	35°	2016-12-15	DDMI
TANSAT (Operational)	MOST CAS CMA	13:30 asc	2016-12-21	ACGS CAPI
CartoSat-2D (Operational)	ISRO	09:30 desc	2017-02-15	HRMX PAN (CartoSat 2C/D
ISS SAGE-III (Operational)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	2017-02-19	SAGE-III
ISS LIS (Operational)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	2017-02-19	LIS (ISS)
Sentinel-2B (Operational)	ESA EC	10:30 desc	2017-03-07	MSI (Sentinel-2A)
CartoSat-2E (Operational)	ISRO	09:29 desc	2017-06-23	HRMX PAN (CartoSat 2C/D
KANOPUS-V-IK-1 (Operational)	Roscosmos RosHydroMet	10:30 asc	2017-07-14	MSS (KANOPUS) MSU-IK-SR PSS
Pléiades-1A (Operational)	CNES	10:30 desc	2011-12-17	HiRI
Pléiades-1B (Operational)	CNES	10:30 desc	2011-12-17	HiRI
VENµS (Operational)	CNES ISA	10:30 desc	2017-08-02	VSSC
Sentinel-5P (Operational)	ESA NSO	13:30 asc	2017-10-13	TROPOMI
ISS TSIS-1 (Operational)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	2017-12-15	TSIS
GCOM-C (Operational)	JAXA	10:30 desc	2017-12-23	SGLI
CartoSat-2F (Operational)	ISRO	09:30 desc	2018-01-12	HRMX PAN (CartoSat 2C/D
CartoSat-3 (Operational)	ISRO	10:30 desc	2019-11-27	MX PAN (CartoSat-3)
KANOPUS-V3 (Operational)	Roscosmos RosHydroMet	10:30 asc	2018-02-01	MSS (KANOPUS) MSU-200 PSS
KANOPUS-V4 (Operational)	Roscosmos RosHydroMet	10:30 asc	2018-02-01	MSS (KANOPUS) MSU-200 PSS
ISS ASIM (Operational)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	2018-04-02	MMIA MXGS
Sentinel-3B (Operational)	ESA EC EUMETSAT	10:00 desc	2018-04-25	DORIS GPS (ESA) LRR (ESA) MWR (Sentinel-3) OLCI SLSTR SRAL
ISS RainCube (Operational)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	2018-05-21	RainCube
GRACE-FO (2 sats) (Operational)	NASA DLR	89°	2018-05-22	HAIRS LRR (DLR) SCA (GRACE) SuperSTAR Tri-G (GRACE-FO)
ISS DESIS (Operational)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	2018-06-29	DESIS
ISS ECOSTRESS (Operational)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	2018-06-29	ECOSTRESS
Aeolus (Operational)	ESA	06:00 desc	2018-08-22	ALADIN	Extended commissioning phase expected (late 2019).
HY-1C (Operational)	NSOAS CAST	10:30 desc	2018-09-07	COCTS CZI
HY-1D (Commissioning)	NSOAS CAST	13:30 desc	2020-06-10	COCTS CZI
ICESat-2 (Operational)	NASA	94°	2018-09-15	ATLAS LRA (NASA) TRSR
HY-2B (Operational)	NSOAS CAST	06:00 desc	2018-10-24	ALT (HY-2A) DORIS LRA (NASA) MWI (HY-2A) SCAT (HY-2A)
CFOSAT (Operational)	CNSA CNES	07:00 desc	2018-10-29	SCAT (CFOSAT) SWIM
GOSAT-2 (Operational)	JAXA MOE	13:00 desc	2018-10-29	TANSO-CAI/2 TANSO-FTS/2
ISS GEDI (Operational)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	2018-12-05	GEDI Lidar
KANOPUS-V5 (Operational)	Roscosmos RosHydroMet	10:30 asc	2018-12-27	MSS (KANOPUS) MSU-200 PSS
KANOPUS-V6 (Operational)	Roscosmos RosHydroMet	10:30 asc	2018-12-27	MSS (KANOPUS) MSU-200 PSS
ISS OCO-3 (Commissioning)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	2019-05-04	OCO (ISS)

Future Other LEO Satellites Contributing to WIGOS

(only firmly planned Satellites)

Name	Operator(s)	ECT / Incl.	Launch	Instruments	Details
HY-2C (Planned)	NSOAS CAST	66°	≥2019	ALT (HY-2A) DORIS LRA (NASA) SCAT (HY-2A)
ResourceSat-3 (Planned)	ISRO	10:30 desc	≥2019	ALISS-3 ATCOR
ResourceSat-3S (Planned)	ISRO	10:30 desc	≥2019	MX (ResourceSat-3S) PAN (ResourceSat-3S
ALOS-3 (Planned)	JAXA	10:30 desc	≥2020	WISH
OceanSat-3 (Planned)	ISRO	12:00 desc	≥2020	A-DCS OCM (OceanSat-3) OSCAT SSTM
JASON-CS-A (Planned)	NASA CNES ESA EUMETSAT NOAA	66°	≥2020	AMR-C DORIS GPS (ESA) LRA (NASA) SRAL (JASON) Tri-G (JASON-CS)
FY-3RM-1 (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	50°	≥2020	GNOS MERSI-2 MWHS-2 MWRI MWTS-3 (FY-3RM) Rainradar
HY-2D (Planned)	NSOAS CAST	66°	≥2020	ALT (HY-2A) DORIS LRA (NASA) SCAT (HY-2A)
SAC-E/SABIA-MAR A (Planned)	CONAE INPE NASA	10:30 desc	≥2020	DCS (SAC) HSC MUS-nir/swir
HY-2E (Planned)	NSOAS CAST	06:00 desc	≥2020	ALT (HY-2A) DORIS LRA (NASA) SCAT (HY-2A)
ISS CLARREO-PF (Planned)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	≥2020	RS	.
ResourceSat-3A (Planned)	ISRO	10:30 desc	≥2020	ALISS-3 ATCOR
OceanSat-3A (Planned)	ISRO	12:00 desc	≥2020	OCM (OceanSat-3) OSCAT SSTM
Landsat-9 (Planned)	USGS NASA	10:00 desc	≥2020
ISS TSIS-2 (Planned)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	≥2020	TSIS
ResourceSat-3SA (Planned)	ISRO	10:30 desc	≥2020	MX (ResourceSat-3S) PAN (ResourceSat-3S
ALOS-4 (Planned)	JAXA	12:00 desc	≥2020	PALSAR-3
Resurs-P4 (Planned)	Roscosmos	10:30 desc	≥2020	GSA Geoton-L1 ShMSA-SR ShMSA-VR
EarthCARE (Planned)	ESA JAXA	14:00 desc	≥2021	ATLID BBR CPR (Earth-CARE) MSI
SWOT (Planned)	NASA CNES	78°	≥2021	Altimeter KaRIN MW radiometer
SAC-E/SABIA-MAR B (Planned)	CONAE INPE NASA	10:30 desc	≥2021	DCS (SAC) HSC MUS-uv/vis/nir
Resurs-P5 (Planned)	Roscosmos	10:30 desc	≥2021	GSA Geoton-L1 ShMSA-SR ShMSA-VR
PACE (Planned)	NASA CNES	12:00 desc	≥2022	OCI Polarimeters
BIOMASS (Planned)	ESA	06:00 desc	≥2022	SAR-P
FLEX (Planned)	ESA	10:00 desc	≥2022	FLORIS
HY-2F (Planned)	NSOAS CAST	66°	≥2022	ALT (HY-2A) DORIS LRA (NASA) SCAT (HY-2A)
HY-2G (Planned)	NSOAS CAST	66°	≥2022	ALT (HY-2A) DORIS LRA (NASA) SCAT (HY-2A)
GOSAT-2-FO (Planned)	JAXA MOE	13:30 asc	≥2022
Sentinel-1C (Planned)	ESA EC	06:00 desc	≥2022	SAR-C (Sentinel-1)
Sentinel-2C (Planned)	ESA EC	10:30 desc	≥2022	MSI (Sentinel-2A)
ISS MOLI (Planned)	NASA CSA ESA JAXA Roscosmos	51.6°	≥2022	MOLI imager MOLI lidar
FY-3G (Planned)	CMA NRSCC	50°	≥2023	GNOS-2 MERSI-2 MWRI Rainradar
Ionosphere N1 & N2 (Planned)	Roscosmos		≥2023	ESEP GALS/1 LAERTES MAYAK NBK/2 Ozonometer-TM PES SPER/1 ST/1
Sentinel-1D (Planned)	ESA EC	06:00 desc	≥2023	SAR-C (Sentinel-1)
Sentinel-2D (Planned)	ESA EC	10:30 desc	≥2023	MSI (Sentinel-2A)
Sentinel-3C (Planned)	ESA EC EUMETSAT	10:00 desc	≥2023	DORIS GPS (ESA) LRR (ESA) MWR (Sentinel-3) OLCI SLSTR SRAL
Ionosphere N3 & N4 (Planned)	Roscosmos		≥2024	ESEP GALS/1 LAERTES MAYAK NBK/2 Ozonometer-TM PES SPER/1 ST/1
JASON-CS-B (Planned)	NASA CNES ESA EUMETSAT NOAA	66°	≥2025	AMR-C DORIS GPS (ESA) LRA (NASA) SRAL (JASON) Tri-G (JASON-CS)
Sentinel-3D (Planned)	ESA EC EUMETSAT	10:00 desc	≥2025	DORIS GPS (ESA) LRR (ESA) MWR (Sentinel-3) OLCI SLSTR SRAL

Current Satellites on Specific Orbits for Space Weather

Name	Operator(s)	Orbit	Launch	Instruments	Details
ACE (Operational)	NASA NOAA	L1	1997-08-25	CRIS (ACE) EPAM MAG (ACE) SEPICA SIS SWEPAM SWICS SWIMS ULEIS
SOHO (Operational)	ESA NASA	L1	1995-12-02	CDS CELIAS COSTEP EIT ERNE GOLF LASCO MDI SEM (SOHO) SUMER SWAN UVCS VIRGO	SOHO went out of control on 25 June 1998, and was recovered on 1 February 1999.
WIND (Operational)	NASA	L1	1994-11-01	EPACT KONUS MFI PLASMA SMS SWE TGRS WAVES	Initially placed in a double-lunar-swingby orbit, the satellite was moved to the L1 position in November 1996.
STEREO (2 sats) (Operational)	NASA	Ecliptic	2006-10-26	IMPACT/MAG IMPACT/SEP IMPACT/STE IMPACT/SWEA PLASTIC S/WAVES SECCHI/COR-1 SECCHI/COR-2 SECCHI/EUVI SECCHI/HI-1 SECCHI/HI-2	Contact with one of the two satellites, STEREO-B, was lost on 1st October 2014.
DSCOVR (Operational)	NOAA NASA	L1	2015-02-11	EPIC (DSCOVR) ES FC MAG (DSCOVR) NISTAR	L1 Lagrange libration point reached on 8 June 2015. Transition from NASA to NOAA occurred on 28 October 2015.
Solar Orbiter (Commissioning)	ESA NASA	Solar	2020-02-10	EPD EUI MAG (Solar Orbiter) METIS PHI RPW SPICE STIX SWA SoloHI

Future Satellites on Specific Orbits for Space Weather

Name	Operator(s)	Orbit	Launch	Instruments	Details
SWFO-L1 (Planned)	NOAA NASA	L1	≥2024	CCOR SWIS/MAG SWIS/STIS SWIS/SWiPS

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