| The following table includes those satellites which are currently operational. It is limited to sensors which are primarily intended for remote sensing of the Earth surface. | ||||||
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Source | Launch | Sensors | Types | No. of Channels |
Resolution (meters) |
| US | 1984 | MSS | Multispectral | 4 | 82 | |
| TM | Multispectral | 6 | 30 | |||
| 1 | 120 | |||||
France |
1986 |
HRV |
Multispectral |
3 |
20 |
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Panchromatic |
1 |
10 |
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| France | 1990 | HRV | Multispectral | 3 | 20 | |
| Panchromatic | 1 | 10 | ||||
| India | 1991 | LISS-I | Multispectral | 4 | 72.5 | |
| LISS-II | Multispectral | 4 | 36.25 | |||
| ESA | 1991 | AMI | Radar | 1 | 26 | |
| ATSR | Multispectral | 4 | 1000 | |||
| Russia | 1994 | MSU-SK | Multispectral | 4 | 170 | |
| 1 | 600 | |||||
| US | 1994 | AVHRR | Multispectral | 5 | 1100 | |
| India | 1995 | WiFS | Multispectral | 2 | 188 | |
| LISS-III | Multispectral | 3 | 23 | |||
| 1 | 70 | |||||
| Pan | Panchromatic | 1 | 5.8 | |||
| ESA | 1995 | AMI | Radar | 1 | 26 | |
| ATSR | Multispectral | 4 | 1000 | |||
| Canada | 1995 | SAR | Radar | 1 | 9-100 | |
OrbView-2
(SeaStar) |
US/Orbimage | 1997 | SeaWiFS | Multispectral | 8 | 1130 |
| India | 1997 | WiFS | Multispectral | 2 | 188 | |
| LISS-III | Multispectral | 3 | 23 | |||
| 1 | 70 | |||||
| Pan | Panchromatic | 1 | 5.8 | |||
| France | 1998 | VI | Multispectral | 4 | 1150 | |
| HRV | Multispectral | 4 | 20 | |||
| Panchromatic | 1 | 10 | ||||
| US | 1998 | AVHRR | Multispectral | 5 | 1100 | |
| US | 1999 | ETM+ | Multispectral | 6 | 30 | |
| 1 | 60 | |||||
| Panchromatic | 1 | 15 | ||||
Taiwan |
1999 |
n/a |
Panchromatic |
n/a |
2 |
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Multispectral |
n/a |
8 |
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| Space Imaging | 1999 | IKONOS | Multispectral | 4 | 4 | |
| Panchromatic | 1 | 1 | ||||
Terra
(EOS AM-1) |
US | 1999 | ASTER | Multispectral | 14 | 15,30,90 |
| MISR | Multispectral | 4 | 275 | |||
| MODIS | Multispectral | 36 | 250,500,1000 | |||
| US | 2000 | AVHRR | Multispectral | 5 | 1100 | |
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| DigitalGlobe | 2001 | Multispectral | Multispectral | 4 | 2.44 | |
| Panchromatic | Panchromatic | 1 | 0.61 | |||
| US | 2001 | MTI | Multispectral | 15 | 5 | |
| ESA | 2002 | ASAR | Radar | 1 | 30, 150 | |
| MERIS | Multispectral | 15 | 300 | |||
| US | 2002 | MODIS | Multispectral | 36 | 300, 1200 | |
| France | 2002 | HRV | Multispectral | 3 | 10 | |
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| Panchromatic | 1 | 2.5, 5 | ||||
| US | 2002 | AVHRR | Multispectral | 5 | 1100 | |
| US | 2003 | GLAS | Lidar | 2 | 70 | |
| China/Brazil | 2003 | HRCC | Multispectral | 4 | 20 | |
| Panchromatic | 1 | 20 | ||||
| IRMSS | Panchromatic | 1 | 80 | |||
| SWIR | 2 | 80 | ||||
| TIR | 1 | 160 | ||||
| WFI | Wide Field Imager | 2 | 260 | |||
| Orbimage | 2003 | OrbView | Multispectral | 4 | 4 | |
| Panchromatic | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Taiwan | 2004 | PAN | Panchromatic | 1 | 2 | |
| MS | Multispectral | 4 | 8 | |||
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Last updated: February 18, 2005