GCOM-C2 Mission

Objectives and Applications

Understanding of climate change mechanism.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Global Change Observation Mission-Climate2
Mission Status
Cancelled
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
31 Dec 2021
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Dec 2026
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
798 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
3 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

SGLI - Second-generation Global Imager

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols SGLI
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature SGLI
Cloud particle properties and profile SGLI
LandAlbedo and reflectance SGLI
Vegetation SGLI
Surface temperature (land) SGLI
Multi-purpose imagery (land) SGLI
Inland Waters SGLI
OceanOcean colour/biology SGLI
Surface temperature (ocean) SGLI
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) SGLI
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth SGLI
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness SGLI

OpenSearch Datasets

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