Scheduled Ocean-Colour Sensors SENSOR AGENCY SATELLITE SCHEDULED LAUNCH SWATH (km) SPATIAL RESOLUTION (m) # OF BANDS SPECTRAL COVERAGE (nm) ORBIT OLCI ESA/ EUMETSAT GMES-Sentinel 3A Q1 2013 1270 300/1200 21 400 - 1020 Polar HSI DLR (Germany) EnMAP 2013 30 30 228 420 - 2450 Polar SGLI JAXA (Japan) GCOM-C 2014 1150 - 1400 250/1000 19 375 - 12,500 Polar COCTS CZI CNSA (Japan) HY-1C/D (China) 2014 2900 1000 1100 250 10 10 402 - 12,500 433 -885 Polar Multi-spectral Optical Camera INPE / CONAE SABIA-MAR 2015 200/2200 200/1100 16 380 - 11,800 Polar OC Scanner Coastal Zone Scanner ROSCOSMOS (Russia) Meteor-3M(3) 2015 3000 800 1000 80 8 6 402 – 885 410 – 786 Polar VIIRS NOAA /NASA (USA) JPSS-1 2015 3000 370 / 740 22 402 - 11,800 Polar OLCI ESA/ EUMETSAT GMES-Sentinel 3B 2017 1265 260 21 390 - 1040 Polar COCTS CZI CNSA (Japan) HY-1E/F (China) 2017 2900 1000 1100 250 10 4 402 - 12,500 433 - 885 Polar GOCI-II KARI/KORDI (South Korea) KMGS-B 2018 1200 x 1500 TBD 250/1000 13 412 - 1240 TBD Geostationary OES NASA PACE 2019 * * * * Polar OES NASA ACE >2020 TBD 1000 26 350-2135 Polar Coastal Ocean Color Imaging Spec (Name TBD) NASA GEO-CAPE >2020 TBD 250 - 375 155 TBD 340-2160 Geostationary * Expected to be similar to ACE Back | Ocean-Colour Sensors | Home