GCOM-C3 Satellite Mission Summary

CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - GCOM-C3 -

Full Name

Global Change Observation Mission-Climate3

Status

Cancelled

Mission Agencies

JAXA

Launch Date

31 Dec 2025

Mission Links

mission site

EOL Date

31 Dec 2030

EO Portal Info

NORAD Catalog #

International Designator

Orbit Type

Sun-synchronous

Orbit Period

101 minutes

Orbit Sense

Descending

Orbit Inclination

98.6 deg

Orbit Altitude

798 km

Orbit Longitude

Orbit LST

10:30

Repeat Cycle

3 days

Objectives and Applications

Understanding of climate change mechanism.

Mission Measurements

Category	Parameter	Instrument(s)
Atmosphere	Aerosols	SGLI
	Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature	SGLI
	Cloud particle properties and profile	SGLI
Land	Albedo and reflectance	SGLI
	Vegetation	SGLI
	Surface temperature (land)	SGLI
	Multi-purpose imagery (land)	SGLI
	Inland Waters	SGLI
Ocean	Ocean colour/biology	SGLI
	Surface temperature (ocean)	SGLI
	Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)	SGLI
Snow & Ice	Snow cover, edge and depth	SGLI
	Sea ice cover, edge and thickness	SGLI

Mission Instruments

SGLI - Second-generation Global Imager

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