OCO Mission

Objectives and Applications

High resolution carbon dioxide measurements to characterize sources and sinks on regional scales and quantify their variability over the seasonal cycle. Failed on launch.

Mission Summary Click here for definitions of mission parameters used on this page.

Full Name
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
NASA
Launch Date
24 Feb 2009
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
24 Feb 2009
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details Click here for definitions of mission parameters used on this page.

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98.8 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
705 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

Spectrometer (OCO) - Spectrometer (OCO)

Mission Measurements

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

OpenSearch Datasets

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