GeoXO-2 Mission

Objectives and Applications

GeoXO will supply vital information to address major environmental challenges of the future in support of U.S. weather, ocean, and climate operations. The GeoXO mission will continue and expand observations provided by the GOES-R Series as NOAA's next generation of geostationary satellites.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Geostationary Extended Observations - 2
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
Oct 2033
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2041
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
-75.2 deg
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

GXI - GeoXO Imager
GXS - GeoXO Sounder

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols GXI
Atmospheric Humidity Fields GXS
Atmospheric Winds GXI, GXS
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature GXI, GXS
Cloud particle properties and profile GXI
Liquid water and precipitation rate GXI
Radiation budget GXI, GXS
Trace gases (excluding ozone) GXS
Atmospheric Temperature Fields GXS
LandSurface temperature (land) GXI, GXS
Multi-purpose imagery (land) GXI
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) GXI, GXS
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) GXI

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