Chemistry:Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2

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Short description: Earth observation satellite
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2
NamesIbuki-2
Mission typeEnvironmental
OperatorJAXA
Websitewww.satnavi.jaxa.jp/e/project/gosat2/
Mission duration5 years (planned)
Elapsed: 5 years, 8 months, 26 days
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerMitsubishi Electric[1]
Launch mass1,800 kilograms (4,000 lb)[1]
Power5000 W[1]
Start of mission
Launch date29 October 2018 04:08 (2018-10-29UTC04:08) UTC
RocketH-IIA F40
Launch siteTanegashima, Yoshinobu 1
ContractorMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.00106[2]
Altitude612.98 km[2]
Inclination97.84°[2]
Period98.1 minutes[2]
Main Instrument
Wavelengths0.75 – 0.77 µm / 1.56 – 1.69 µm / 1.92 – 2.38 µm / 5.6 – 8.4 µm / 8.4 – 14.3 µm (FTS-2)[3]
Resolution0.2 cm−1 (FTS-2)
Instruments
TANSO-FTS-2 - Infrared Fourier Transform Spectrometer
TANSO-CAI-2 - Thermal and Near-Infrared Sensor
 

The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2 (GOSAT-2), also known as Ibuki-2 (Japanese: いぶき2号, Hepburn: Ibuki nigō), is an Earth observation satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas monitoring. It is a successor of Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT). The GOSAT-2 was developed as a joint project of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Ministry of the Environment, and the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). It was launched on 29 October 2018 from the Tanegashima Space Center aboard the H-IIA rocket.[citation needed]

Comparison to GOSAT

Major changes in comparison to the previous GOSAT are:[4]

  • Improved measurement precision.
  • FTS-2 can also monitor carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
  • FTS-2 can select cloud-free point automatically for observation.
  • While GOSAT's CAI was observing nadir view, GOSAT-2's CAI-2 observes forward (20 degree) and backward (20 degree) simultaneously.
  • CAI-2 can also monitor PM2.5 and black carbon.[1]

Successor: GOSAT-GW

(As of November 2023), GOSAT-GW, the successor of GOSAT-2 and GCOM-W "Shizuku", is under development for launch in JFY2024.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "IBUKI-2（GOSAT-2）". JAXA. https://www.satnavi.jaxa.jp/e/project/gosat2/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in Japanese). JAXA. October 2020. https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/GOSAT/assets/doc/G2_Handbook_Japanese_1st_Edition.pdf. 
  3. ↑ "GOSAT-2 Project Site". National Institute of Environment Studies. https://www.gosat-2.nies.go.jp/about/spacecraft_and_instruments/. 
  4. ↑ "GOSAT-2 (Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite-2) / Ibuki-2". eoPortal. https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/g/gosat-2. 
  5. ↑ "GOSAT-GW" (in ja). JAXA. https://www.satnavi.jaxa.jp/ja/project/gosat-gw/index.html. 

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