Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

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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); European Space Agency (ESA)
•  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)
•  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)

See also

• Global Change Master Directory
• Group on Earth Observations
• List of Earth observation satellites