GOSAT-GW Satellite Latest News
Recently, Japan launched the GOSAT-GW Satellite from the Tanegashima Space Centre.
About GOSAT-GW Satellite
- The Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle (GOSAT-GW) is a Japanese Earth observation satellite .
- It was launched by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
- It is carrying two instruments onboard: the Total Anthropogenic and Natural emissions mapping SpectrOmeter-3 (TANSO-3), and the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 3 (AMSR3).Â
- It was launched by using an H-2A rocket.
- The satellite will be in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 666 km with a repeat cycle of three days.Â
Objectives of GOSAT-GW Satellite
- Monitoring atmospheric global-mean concentrations of greenhouse gasses (GHGs),
- Verifying national anthropogenic GHG emissions inventories,
- Detecting GHG emissions from large sources, such as megacities and power plants.
Source: SPACE
GOSAT-GW Satellite FAQs
Q1: What do you mean by sun synchronous orbit?
Ans: This means they pass over the same spot on Earth at the same local time every day.
Q2: What is meant by geosynchronous orbit?
Ans: A geosynchronous orbit (sometimes abbreviated GSO) is an Earth-centered orbit with an orbital period that matches Earth's rotation on its axis, 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds (one sidereal day).
