OCO-2 Mission

Objectives and Applications

High resolution carbon dioxide and Solar-Induced chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF) measurements to characterize carbon sources and sinks on regional scales and quantify their variability over the seasonal cycle.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
02 Jul 2014
Mission Links
EOL Date
Sep 2026
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

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
13:30
Repeat Cycle
16 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

Spectrometer (OCO-2) - Spectrometer (OCO-2)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereTrace gases (excluding ozone) Spectrometer (OCO-2)