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GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW)
H-IIA 202
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITETanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mission
GOSAT-GW (Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite Greenhouse gases and Water cycle), also known as Ibuki GW and formerly known as GOSAT 3, is JAXA's next generation satellite to monitor the greenhosue gases like carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere. It is the follow on to the GOSAT 2 (Ibuki 2) and GCOM-W (Shizuku) missions. GOSAT-GW will have two missions: greenhouse gases observation for Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), and water-cycle observation for JAXA. By developing the GOSAT-GW satellite, Mitsubishi Electric will contribute to measures for preventing disasters attributed to global warming and climate change, and to advance scientific and technological methods that enable more accurate prediction of climate change. In December 2013, Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) was selected as the prime contractor for the spacecraft and the instruments.
- Launch vehicle
- H-IIA 202
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
- Provider
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
H-IIA 202
H-IIA (H2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch Akatsuki, which studied the planet Venus. Launches occur at the Tanegashima Space Center.
- Height
- 53 m
- Diameter
- 4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 35
- First flight
- 2001-08-29
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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