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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- ASCENDS
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Full Name
Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons
Status
Cancelled
Mission Agencies
NASA
Launch Date
03 Apr 2022
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
03 Jul 2025
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NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97.3 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
450 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications
Phase-2 DS Mission, launch order unknown, 3-year nominal mission. Day/night, all-latitude, all-season CO2 column integrals for climate emissions.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Trace gases (excluding ozone)
CO Sensor (ASCENDS)
,
CO2 and O2 LIDAR (ASCENDS)
Atmospheric Temperature Fields
CO2 and O2 LIDAR (ASCENDS)
Mission Instruments
CO Sensor (ASCENDS) - CO Sensor (ASCENDS)
CO2 and O2 LIDAR (ASCENDS) - Combined CO2 and O2 column absorption LIDAR (ASCENDS)
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