Earth Observation Satellites: Future

For a more current and comprehensive launch schedule see the "Spaceflight Now - Launch Schedule"

The following table includes those satellites which are proposed for future launch. It is limited to sensors which are primarily intended for remote sensing of the Earth surface.
Satellite Name	Source	Expected Launch	Sensors	Types	No. of Channels	Resolution (meters)
ALOS	Japan	2004	PALSAR	Radar	1	10,100
			AVNIR-2	Multispectral	4	10
			PRISM	Panchromatic	1	2.5
EROS-B1	ImageSat International	2004	Panchromatic	Panchromatic	1	0.82
NOAA-N	US	2005	AVHRR	Multispectral	5	1100
ARIES	Australia	2005	ARIES-1	Panchromatic	1	30
ARIES	Australia	2005	ARIES-1	Hyperspectral	96	10
RADARSAT-2	Canada	2005	SAR	Radar	1	3
IRS-P5 CARTOSat-1	India/US	2005	Panchromatic	Panchromatic	1	2.5
CARTOSat-2	India/US	2005	Panchromatic	Panchromatic	1	1
EROS-B2	ImageSat	2006	n/a	Panchromatic	n/a	0.70
OrbView-5	ORBIMAGE	2007	n/a	Panchromatic	n/a	0.41
OrbView-5	ORBIMAGE	2007	n/a	Multispectral	n/a	1.64
EROS C	ImageSat	2008	n/a	Panchromatic	n/a	0.70
EROS C	ImageSat	2008	n/a	Multispectral	n/a	2.8
CBERS 3	China/Brazil	2008	MUX	Multispectral	4	20
			PAN	Panchromatic	1	5
			ISR	IR	4	40/80
			WFI	Wide Field Imager	4	73
CBERS 4	China/Brazil	2010	MUX	Multispectral	4	20
			PAN	Panchromatic	1	5
			ISR	IR	4	40/80
			WFI	Wide Field Imager	4	73

Last updated: October 19, 2004

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