Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2

Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2
NamesIbuki-2
Mission typeEnvironmental
OperatorJAXA
COSPAR ID2018-084B Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.43672Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.satnavi.jaxa.jp/e/project/gosat2/
Mission duration5 years (planned)
Elapsed: 6 years, 15 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]

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  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference GOSAT2Handbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference niesgosat2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).