GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites

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Earth observation satellite greenhouse gas monitoring satellite

GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites are Japanese Earth-observing spacecraft dedicated to measuring atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane to support climate change research.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
GOSAT 0
GOSAT-2 1
GOSAT greenhouse gases observing satellite 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite ⓘ
Earth observation satellite ⓘ
greenhouse gas monitoring satellite ⓘ
greenhouse gas monitoring satellite ⓘ
alternativeName GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites ⓘ
surface form: Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite

Ibuki ⓘ
Ibuki-2 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
dataApplication carbon cycle studies ⓘ
carbon cycle studies ⓘ
climate change monitoring ⓘ
climate change monitoring ⓘ
greenhouse gas emissions estimation ⓘ
greenhouse gas emissions estimation ⓘ
dataUser atmospheric researchers ⓘ
climate scientists ⓘ
hasSuccessor GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: GOSAT-2
instrument TANSO-CAI ⓘ
TANSO-CAI ⓘ
surface form: TANSO-CAI-2

TANSO-FTS ⓘ
TANSO-FTS ⓘ
surface form: TANSO-FTS-2
launchDate 2009-01-23 ⓘ
2018-10-29 ⓘ
launchSite Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ
Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle H-IIA launch vehicle ⓘ
surface form: H-IIA

H-IIA launch vehicle ⓘ
surface form: H-IIA
missionType atmospheric chemistry ⓘ
atmospheric chemistry ⓘ
climate research ⓘ
climate research ⓘ
operator Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
Ministry of the Environment of Japan ⓘ
Ministry of the Environment of Japan ⓘ
National Institute for Environmental Studies ⓘ
National Institute for Environmental Studies ⓘ
orbitRegime Low Earth orbit ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ
surface form: Low Earth orbit
orbitType sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
primaryObjective improve greenhouse gas monitoring accuracy ⓘ
measure atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations ⓘ
measure atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations ⓘ
measure atmospheric methane concentrations ⓘ
measure atmospheric methane concentrations ⓘ
support climate change research ⓘ
spaceAgency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
status operational ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites → alternativeName → GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites ⓘ
subject surface form: GOSAT
this entity surface form: Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite
GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites → hasSuccessor → GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: GOSAT
this entity surface form: GOSAT-2
H-IIA launch vehicle → launchesNotablePayload → GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites ⓘ
this entity surface form: GOSAT greenhouse gases observing satellite
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency → operatorOf → GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites ⓘ