TanSat Mission

Objectives and Applications

the carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring

Mission Summary

Full Name
The Global Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
NRSCC, NSMC-CMA
Launch Date
21 Dec 2016
Mission Links
data access portal
EOL Date
01 Jan 2020
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
90 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
700 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
13:30
Repeat Cycle
16 days
NORAD Catalog #
41898 (TLE)
International Designator
2016-081A

Mission Instruments

ACGS - Atmospheric Carbon dioxide Grating Spectrometer
CAPI - Cloud and Aerosol Polarization Imager

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols CAPI
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature CAPI
Trace gases (excluding ozone) ACGS

Featured Datasets

TanSat ACGS Full Archive
Jan-2020
The TanSat mission detected and monitored carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. The satellite carried two instruments: the Atmospheric Carbon-dioxide Grating Spectrometer (ACGS) for near-infrared CO2 absorption measurements and the Cloud Aerosol Polarization Imager (CAPI) for high-resolution cloud and aerosol studies, which helped correct CO2 measurement errors. - Read more
TanSat CAPI Full Archive
Jan-2020
The TanSat mission detected and monitored carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. The satellite carried two instruments: the Atmospheric Carbon-dioxide Grating Spectrometer (ACGS) for near-infrared CO2 absorption measurements and the Cloud Aerosol Polarization Imager (CAPI) for high-resolution cloud and aerosol studies, which helped correct CO2 measurement errors. - Read more

OpenSearch Datasets

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TANSAT AGCS and CAPI products
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TANSAT AGCS and CAPI products
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