GOSAT Mission

Objectives and Applications

Observation of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4) and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF).

Mission Summary

Full Name
Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite
aka Ibuki
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
JAXA, MOE (Japan), NIES (Japan)
Launch Date
23 Jan 2009
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98.18 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.06 deg
Orbit Altitude
666 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
13:00
Repeat Cycle
3 days
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International Designator

Mission Instruments

TANSO-CAI - Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Cloud and Aerosol Imager
TANSO-FTS - Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Fourier Transform Spectrometer

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols TANSO-CAI
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature TANSO-CAI
Ozone TANSO-FTS
Trace gases (excluding ozone) TANSO-FTS
Atmospheric Temperature Fields TANSO-FTS
LandVegetation TANSO-CAI, TANSO-FTS

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GOSAT Full Archive and Tasking
Jan-2009
GOSAT is a Japanese climate change EO mission, developed by JAXA. The mission carries two thermal and near infrared sensors for carbon observation – a Fourier Transform Spectrometer (TANSO-FTS) and a Cloud and Aerosol Imager (TANSO-CAI). The objective of the mission is to provide monitoring of the sources and sinks of CO2 on a sub-continental scale in support of the Kyoto protocol. ESA offers access to worldwide GOSAT data (both archived and new acquisitions) via the TPM scheme. - Read more

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