Ibuki
Spacecraft · Japan
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Japanese earth atmosphere satellite. Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite, renamed Ibuki after launch.
The satellite carried a spectrometer and cloud and aerosol imager to allow accurate measurement of the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere at different altitudes on a global basis.
IBUKI was equipped with a greenhouse gas observation sensor (TANSO-FTS) and a supplementary cloud/aerosol sensor (TANSO-CAI). The greenhouse gas observation sensor observed a wide range of wave lengths (near infrared region ~ thermal infrared region) within the infrared band to enhance observation accuracy (up to 18,500 observation channels. The cloud/aerosol sensor simultaneously observed clouds and aerosol that could lead to errors in the measurement of greenhouse gas if not taken into account.
Related
- Family
- Atmosphere sat, Earth, Sun synchronous orbit
- Country
- Japan
- Launch Sites
- Tanegashima
- Agency
- JAXA
Chronology
1 event
2009 January 23
03:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202.- Ibuki - . Payload: GOSAT. Mass: 1,750 kg (3,850 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: JAXA. Manufacturer: Mitsubishi. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft: Ibuki. USAF Sat Cat: 33492 . COSPAR: 2009-002A. Apogee: 672 km (417 mi). Perigee: 669 km (415 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 98.20 min. Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite, renamed Ibuki after launch. The satellite carried a TANSO-FTS IR spectrometer and TANSO-CAI cloud and aerosol imager..