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Scheduled Ocean-Colour Sensors


SENSOR AGENCY SATELLITE SCHEDULED
LAUNCH
SWATH
(km)
RESOLUTION
(m)
# OF
BANDS
SPECTRAL
COVERAGE (nm)
ORBIT
HSI DLR (Germany) EnMAP 2013 30 30 228 420 - 2450 Polar
GOCI KARI/KORDI COMS-1
(South Korea)
29 March 2010 2500 500 8 400 - 865 Geostationary
OLCI ESA
(Europe)
GMES-Sentinel 3A
(ESA/EUMETSAT)
2013 1270 300/1200 m 21 400 - 1020 Polar
OLCI ESA
(Europe)
GMES-Sentinel 3B
(ESA/EUMETSAT)
April 2015 1265 260 21 390 - 1040 Polar
S-GLI JAXA
(Japan)
GCOM-C
(Japan)
2014 1150 - 1400 250/1000 19 375 - 12,500 Polar
Multi-spectral Optical Camera INPE (Brazil)/
CONAE (Argentina)
SABIA-MAR
2015 200/2200 km 200/1100 m 16 380 - 11,800 Polar
VIIRS NOAA / IPO NPP
(USA)
2011 3000 370 / 740 22 402 - 11,800 Polar
VIIRS NOAA / IPO NPOESS C-1
(USA)
2014 3000 370 / 740 22 402 - 11,800 Polar

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