Committee On Earth Observation Satellites

Short description: International organization

The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) is an international organization created in 1984 around the topic of Earth observation satellites. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

As of 2023, it has 34 national space agencies as regular members and other 29 associate members.^[6] Space agencies that are regular members include those from Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Canada , China , France , Germany , India , Italy, Japan , South Korea , the Netherlands, Russia , South Africa , Spain , Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine , the United Kingdom and the United States .

National space agencies as regular members

Italy - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Canada - Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
France - Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Spain - Centro para Desarrollo Tecnólogico Industrial (CDTI)
China - China Academy of Space Technology (CAST); China Center for Resources Satellite Data and Applications (CRESDA); National Remote Sensing Center of China (NRSCC); National Satellite Meteorological Center/China Meteorological Administration (NSMC/CMA)
Argentina - Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)
Australia - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Germany - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt (DLR); European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
Belgium - European Commission (EC); European Space Agency (ESA)
India - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Brazil - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
Japan - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (JAXA/MEXT)
South Korea - Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI); Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA); National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER)
United States - National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Nigeria - National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Netherlands - Netherlands Space Office (NSO)
Russia - Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities (Roscosmos); Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (ROSHYDROMET)
South Africa - South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
Ukraine - State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU)
Turkey - TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY)
United Arab Emirates - United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA)
United Kingdom - United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA)
Vietnam - Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology / Vietnam National Space Center (VAST/VNSC)

References

↑ Jakhu, R.S. (2010). National Regulation of Space Activities. Space Regulations Library. Springer Netherlands. p. 443. ISBN 978-90-481-9008-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=2oQ7dcXvt0YC&pg=PA443. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
↑ Sadeh, E. (2010). The Politics of Space: A Survey. Taylor & Francis. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-136-88424-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=_mTFBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT238. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
↑ Harris, R. (2002). Earth Observation Data Policy and Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 7. ISBN 978-90-5809-258-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=K1x5UXASne4C&pg=PA7. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
↑ Kramer, H.J. (2013). Observation of the Earth and its Environment: Survey of Missions and Sensors. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 502. ISBN 978-3-662-09038-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=U3v1CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA502. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
↑ Sandau, R. (2006). International Study on Cost-Effective Earth Observation Missions. Taylor & Francis. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-415-39136-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=Sxoh43-1m_IC&pg=PA22. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
↑ "Agencies | CEOS | Committee on Earth Observation Satellites". http://www.ceos.org/about-ceos/agencies/. Retrieved 17 September 2020.