GOSAT-GW Mission

Objectives and Applications

Observation of greenhouse gases and understanding of water cycle mechanisms

Mission Summary

Full Name
Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
JAXA, MOE (Japan), NIES (Japan)
Launch Date
TBD
Mission Links
EOL Date
Mar 2032
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98.18 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.06 deg
Orbit Altitude
666 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
13:30
Repeat Cycle
3 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

AMSR3 - Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 3
TANSO-3 - Total Anthropogenic and Natural emissions mapping SpectrOmeter-3

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields AMSR3
Cloud particle properties and profile AMSR3
Liquid water and precipitation rate AMSR3
Trace gases (excluding ozone) TANSO-3
LandSoil moisture AMSR3
Vegetation TANSO-3
OceanOcean surface winds AMSR3
Surface temperature (ocean) AMSR3
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth AMSR3
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness AMSR3

OpenSearch Datasets

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