TANSat-2 Mission

Identifiertansat-2NamesExploratory Satellite for Atmospheric CO2-2TANSat-2Aliasescarbonsat About identifiers

Objectives and Applications

Measurement of CO2, CH4, NO2 and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF). Significant contribution to clouds and aerosols

Mission Summary

Full Name
Exploratory Satellite for Atmospheric CO2-2
aka CarbonSat
Mission Status
Planned
Mission Agencies
NRSCC
Launch Date
2027
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
2032
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Highly elliptical
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
117 deg
Orbit Altitude
7840 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
1 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

ACGS-2 - Atmospheric Carbon dioxide Grating Spectrometer - 2 tansat-2_acgs-2
CAPHI - Cloud and Aerosol polarization hyperspectral imager tansat-2_caphi
CAPI2 - Cloud and Aerosol Polarization Imager 2 tansat-2_capi2
CAPI-2 - Cloud and Aerosol Polarization Imager-2 tansat-2_capi-2
DuSIFIS - Dual band SIF imaging spectrometer tansat-2_dusifis
H3Imager - High-resolution Hyperspectral imager for monitor Hotspot emission tansat-2_h3imager
Hot Spot Tracer - Hot Spot Tracer tansat-2_hot-spot-tracer
LASHIS - Large-Aperture Spatial Heterodyne Interference Spectrum tansat-2_lashis
TANSAT-2 Pollution - TANSAT-2 Pollution tansat-2_tansat-2-pollution
Uwhigo - Ultra-Wide Swath Hyperspectral imager for co monitoring greenhouse gases and NO2 tansat-2_uwhigo

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols CAPHI, CAPI2
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature CAPHI, CAPI2, CAPI-2
Ozone TANSAT-2 Pollution
Trace gases (excluding ozone) ACGS-2, H3Imager, Hot Spot Tracer, LASHIS, TANSAT-2 Pollution, Uwhigo
LandVegetation DuSIFIS

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