GOSAT (Ibuki)

Overview

Japan's greenhouse-gases observing satellite — the first satellite dedicated to monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane from space — operated by JAXA with Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies.

Knowledge connections

• OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
• Operated byJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
• Launched fromTanegashima Space Center

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency

  Japanese missions (Hayabusa, Akatsuki) and space science.