Objectives and Applications
GeoXO will supply vital information to address major environmental challenges of the future in support of U.S. weather, ocean, and climate operations. The GeoXO mission will continue and expand observations provided by the GOES-R Series as NOAA's next generation of geostationary satellites.
Full Name
Geostationary Extended Observations Sounder 2
aka GeoXO5
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
Nov 2040
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2055
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
ACX - GeoXO Atmospheric Composition Instrument |
| GXS - GeoXO Sounder |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | ACX |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | ACX, GXS |
| Atmospheric Winds | GXS |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | GXS |
| Ozone | ACX |
| Radiation budget | GXS |
| Trace gases (excluding ozone) | ACX, GXS |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | GXS |
| Land | Surface temperature (land) | GXS |
| Ocean | Surface temperature (ocean) | GXS |
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