List of all Satellite Programmes

This table shows all known past, current and future satellite programmes (also known as missions) for meteorological and earth observation purposes.It can be sorted by clicking on the column headers. The filter on the right allows to display only specific programmes. Filter instructions Help icon
Filter can be used to display satellite programmes by certain criteria.
  • Filter by year
    You can either select to display all programmes which have at least 1 satellite in operation, or select a time range of earliest satellite launch and latest (expected) end-of-life, respectively.
    Use the handlebars to drag the slider into the desired position, or the arrows to move the time period around.
  • Filter by agencies
    This filter allows you to specify the agencies of the satellite programme. Type the official acronyms, e.g. NASA, EUMETSAT, ROSHYDROMET, INPE in the box, separated by comma. (The names are not case-sensitive)
    For a list of all space agencies, go to Space Agencies
Generally, if no item is selected, all are returned.
The export functionality takes the current filter into account
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Id Acronym Name Satellites Spaceagencies First launch Last EOL