OCO-3-on-ISS Mission

Objectives and Applications

High resolution carbon dioxide and Solar-Induced chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF) measurements to characterize carbon sources and sinks on regional scales and quantify their variability over the seasonal cycle.

Mission Summary

Full Name
ISS/Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3
aka ISS/OCO-3
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
04 May 2019
Mission Links
EOL Date
Jan 2031
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
93 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
51.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
417 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

Spectrometer (OCO-3) - Spectrometer (OCO-3)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereTrace gases (excluding ozone) Spectrometer (OCO-3)

OpenSearch Datasets

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