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Sentinel-6B is a joint mission led by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) that will provide essential sea level and other ocean data after it launches in November 2025. The satellite will eventually take over from its twin, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, which launched in 2020. .
Launch date: Nov. 16, 2025
Using advanced radar imaging that will provide an unprecedented, detailed view of Earth, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR, satellite is designed to observe and take measurements of some of the planet's most complex processes. .
Launch date: July 30, 2025
The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission will provide an all-sky spectral survey. Over a two-year planned mission, the SPHEREx Observatory will collect data on more than 450 million galaxies along with more than 100 million stars in the Milky Way in order to explore the origins of the universe. .
Launch date: March 11, 2025
NASA's Europa Clipper will conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter's moon Europa and investigate whether the icy moon could have conditions suitable for life. .
Launch date: Oct. 14, 2024
A CubeSat mission to reveal new aspects of the Arctic climate by measuring the full spectrum of polar radiant energy. .
Launch date: May 25, 2024
The Psyche mission is a journey to a unique metal-rich asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. .
Launch date: Oct. 13, 2023
Euclid is investigating the profound cosmic mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. .
Launch date: July 1, 2023
Designed to make the first-ever global survey of Earth's surface water, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography, or SWOT, satellite will collect detailed measurements of how water bodies on Earth change over time. .
Launch date: Dec. 16, 2022
A NASA Earth Venture Instrument on the International Space Station .
Launch date: July 14, 2022
One of four instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope, the Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI, studies planets, stars, and galaxies in infrared light. .
Launch date: Dec. 25, 2021
The Deep Space Network is NASA’s international network of facilities used to communicate with faraway spacecraft exploring our solar system. .
Published: Aug. 3, 2021
Designed to measure the height of the ocean — a key component to understanding how Earth's climate is changing — Sentinel-6/Michael Freilich is one of two identical satellites that will be launched five years apart. .
Launch date: Nov. 21, 2020
