BackForward Satellite Programme: Near Earth Orbit Network 

Programme details
Programme description
  • In 2022 NOAA established the NEON program to manage low Earth orbit satellite missions.
  • The aim is to have a more disaggregated satellite Earth observing capability.
  • The first NEON mission is the QuickSounder satellite in 2025 in an early morning sun-synchronous orbit.
  • More satellites will follow in various orbits.
Data circulation
  • The data will be freely available.
Agencies NOAA , NASA
Programme lifetime 2026 - 2029
Associated satellites and instruments

Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned