CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - Geo-S2 -
Full Name Geostationary Extended Observations Sounder 2
aka GeoXO5
Status Approved
Mission Agencies NOAA Launch Date Nov 2040
Mission Links mission site EOL Date Dec 2055
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type Geostationary Orbit Period
Orbit Sense N/A Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude 36000 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
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.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols 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
LandSurface temperature (land) GXS
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) GXS
Mission Instruments
ACX - GeoXO Atmospheric Composition Instrument
GXS - GeoXO Sounder
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