The recently launched STEREO IV programme is but one in a series of BELSPO funded programmes dealing with remote sensing that go back over 30 years. While remote sensing was only a (minor) component in some of the programmes, it was the sole focus in most of them.
The various programmes are listed below:
PAST BELGIAN EARTH OBSERVATION RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
STEREO III (2014 -2021) - 57 projects (Thematic network, Exploration, Shared cost & Development of application) + 38 Dissemination and support projects
STEREO II (2007-2013) - 62 projects
PROBA-V Preparatory Programme (2010- 2011) - 7 projects
ORFEO - Support Programme for the use of Optical and Radar Federated Earth Observation data (2004 - 2009) - 7 projects
STEREO I (2001-2006) - 36 projects
VGT Research Programme - Scientific support for the exploitation of the "Vegetation" instrument (2001-2005) - 2 projects
Telsat IV (1996-2001) - 74 projects
Telsat III (1993-1996) - 20 projects
Telsat II (1989-1993) - 29 projects
Telsat I (1985-1989)
BELSPO financed programmes with an EO component
BILATERAL - Bilateral agreements (2001 - ) - 12 EO projects
SSD - Science for a Sustainable Development (2006 - 2016) - 5 EO projects
SPSD 1 - Global change and sustainable development (1996 - 2000) - 5 EO projects
Other programmes
CNES Vegetation Preparatory Programme (1995 - 2000) - 14 projects
UNESCO World Heritage Project (2001) - 3 projects