Satellites · 17

Active Satellites

Satellites currently operating in orbit.

Name	Category	Operator	Orbit	Launched	Status
Aqua	Earth observation	NASA	Sun-synchronous	2002	Active
GOES-16	Weather	NOAA	GEO	2016	Active
GRACE-FO	Science	NASA / GFZ	LEO	2018	Active
Himawari-8	Weather	Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)	GEO	2014	Active
ICESat-2	Earth observation	NASA	Polar	2018	Active
Jason-3	Earth observation	NOAA / EUMETSAT / NASA / CNES	LEO	2016	Active
Landsat 8	Earth observation	USGS	Sun-synchronous	2013	Active
Landsat 9	Earth observation	USGS	Sun-synchronous	2021	Active
Meteosat Second Generation	Weather	EUMETSAT	GEO	2002	Active
NOAA-20	Weather	NOAA	Sun-synchronous	2017	Active
Sentinel-1	Earth observation	ESA	Sun-synchronous	2014	Active
Sentinel-2	Earth observation	ESA	Sun-synchronous	2015	Active
Sentinel-3	Earth observation	ESA	Sun-synchronous	2016	Active
SMAP	Science	NASA	Polar	2015	Active
SWOT	Earth observation	NASA / CNES	LEO	2022	Active
Terra	Earth observation	NASA	Sun-synchronous	1999	Active
WorldView-3	Commercial	Maxar Technologies	Sun-synchronous	2014	Active