GHGSat-C6 Satellite Mission Summary

CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - GHGSat-C6 -

Full Name

Greenhouse Gas Satellite - C6 (Mey-Lin)

Status

Operational (nominal)

Mission Agencies

GHGSat

Launch Date

15 Apr 2023

Mission Links

EOL Date

Dec 2027

EO Portal Info

NORAD Catalog #

56204 (TLE)

International Designator

2023-054AC

Orbit Type

TBD

Orbit Period

95 minutes

Orbit Sense

TBD

Orbit Inclination

97.5 deg

Orbit Altitude

496 km

Orbit Longitude

Orbit LST

Repeat Cycle

14 days

Objectives and Applications

Detect and measure the specific ‘signature’ of methane in the atmosphere.

Mission Measurements

Category	Parameter	Instrument(s)
Atmosphere	Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature	C&A
	Trace gases (excluding ozone)	WAF-P (CH4 only)

Mission Instruments

C&A - Cloud and Aerosol Sensor

WAF-P (CH4 only) - Wide-Angle Fabry-Perot Imaging Spectrometer (CH4 only)

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GHGSat Archive and Tasking
Jan-2020

The GHGSat constellation aims to become the global reference for the remote sensing of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from any source in the world. The GHGSat constellation currently consists of GHGSat-D (Claire), GHGSat-C1 (Iris) and GHGSat-C2 (Hugo). Additional launches are foreseen over the coming years in order to achieve a 10 satellite constellation. The on-board spectrometer allows measurement of the vertical column abundances of greenhouse gases, especially methane. ESA offers access to worldwide GHGSat data (both archived and new acquisitions) via the TPM scheme. Read more

GHGSat Archive and Tasking
Jan-2020

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