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Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite
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<h2 id="launch">Launch</h2> <p>GOSAT was launched along with seven other <a href="/facts/Piggy-back_(transportation)/lApXjnPy">piggyback</a> probes using the <a href="/facts/H-IIA/W9Q48DHS">H-IIA</a>, Japan's primary large-scale <a href="/facts/Expendable_launch_system/CaW43W5z">expendable launch system</a>, at 3:54 am on 23 January 2009 UTC on <a href="/facts/Tanegashima/NKd6EV6K">Tanegashima</a>, a small island in southern Japan, after a two-day delay due to unfavourable weather.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> At approximately 16 minutes after liftoff, the separation of Ibuki from the launch rocket was confirmed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="instruments">Instruments</h2> <p>According to JAXA, the Ibuki satellite is equipped with a greenhouse gas observation sensor (TANSO-FTS) and a cloud/aerosol sensor (TANSO-CAI) that supplements TANSO-FTS. The greenhouse gas observation sensor of Ibuki observes a wide range of wavelengths (near-<a href="/facts/Infrared/44XdJNcc">infrared</a> region–thermal infrared region) within the infrared band to enhance observation accuracy.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The satellite uses a <a href="/facts/Spectrometer/IqRE8xaQ">spectrometer</a> to measure different elements and compounds based on their response to certain types of light. This technology allows the satellite to measure "the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at a super-high resolution."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="gosat-2">GOSAT-2</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/Greenhouse_Gases_Observing_Satellite-2/CaFnsXUX">Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2</a> was launched from Tanegashima Space Center by a <a href="/facts/H-IIA/W9Q48DHS">H-IIA</a> rocket on October 29, 2018.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Spaceflight portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Orbiting_Carbon_Observatory_2/4bXezIua">Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/TanSat/j9wKsmnu">TanSat</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Space-based_Measurements_of_Carbon_Dioxide/hWAXvFnc">Space-based Measurements of Carbon Dioxide</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index.html">GOSAT site</a> by <a href="/facts/JAXA/ofUpflgf">JAXA</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gosat.nies.go.jp/en/">GOSAT site</a> by <a href="/facts/National_Institute_for_Environmental_Studies/MLEoVShm">NIES</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gosat-2.nies.go.jp/">GOSAT-2 site</a> by <a href="/facts/National_Institute_for_Environmental_Studies/MLEoVShm">NIES</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"'IBUKI' Chosen as Nickname of the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT)" (Press release). JAXA. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2009. <a href="http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2008/10/20081015_gosat_e.html" target="_blank">http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2008/10/20081015_gosat_e.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Japan launches rocket with greenhouse-gas probe". Associated Press. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090131180621/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8SEG81tZR548fDRwrx_hTHF4z-wD95SU4CO0" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090131180621/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8SEG81tZR548fDRwrx_hTHF4z-wD95SU4CO0</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Fujioka, Chisa (23 January 2009). "Japan launches satellite to monitor greenhouse gases". Reuters. Retrieved 23 January 2009. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-japan-idUST44020090123" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-japan-idUST44020090123</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Fujioka, Chisa (23 January 2009). "Japan launches satellite to monitor greenhouse gases". Reuters. Retrieved 23 January 2009. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-japan-idUST44020090123" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-japan-idUST44020090123</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"国立環境研究所". Nies.go.jp. Retrieved 11 April 2022. <a href="http://www.nies.go.jp/" target="_blank">http://www.nies.go.jp/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Japan launches rocket with greenhouse-gas probe". Associated Press. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090131180621/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8SEG81tZR548fDRwrx_hTHF4z-wD95SU4CO0" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090131180621/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8SEG81tZR548fDRwrx_hTHF4z-wD95SU4CO0</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Fujioka, Chisa (23 January 2009). "Japan launches satellite to monitor greenhouse gases". Reuters. Retrieved 23 January 2009. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-japan-idUST44020090123" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-japan-idUST44020090123</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Japan launches rocket with greenhouse-gas probe". Associated Press. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090131180621/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8SEG81tZR548fDRwrx_hTHF4z-wD95SU4CO0" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090131180621/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8SEG81tZR548fDRwrx_hTHF4z-wD95SU4CO0</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite "IBUKI"(GOSAT)". Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140404152255/http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140404152255/http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite "IBUKI"(GOSAT)". Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140404152255/http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140404152255/http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Gerein, Keith (21 January 2009). "Alta. scientists to track greenhouse gases from space". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090131213032/http://www.calgaryherald.com/Technology/Alta+scientists+monitor+oilsands+from+space/1203112/story.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090131213032/http://www.calgaryherald.com/Technology/Alta+scientists+monitor+oilsands+from+space/1203112/story.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Graham, William (28 October 2018). "Japanese H-IIA launches GOSAT-2 Earth Observation Satellite launch". nasaspaceflight.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022. <a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/10/japanese-h-iia-gosat-2-earth-observation-satellite/" target="_blank">https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/10/japanese-h-iia-gosat-2-earth-observation-satellite/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>