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GOSAT

GOSAT - JAXA Satellite

Global warming has become a very serious issue for human beings. Scientists have suggested that, at the rate the Earths temperature is rising, an extreme form of global climate change could occur in a few centuries.

GOSAT Mission Information

Mission Details

NameGOSAT
TypeSatellite
ApplicationGlobal efforts to protect the Environment
Launch DateJanuary 23, 2009
Launch SiteTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch VehicleH-IIA Launch Vehicle No.15

Satellite Details

Mass1750 Kg
Shape2 box shape with wing-type solar array paddles

Orbit Information

OrbitSun-Synchronous Sub-Recurrent
Orbital AltitudeApprox. 667 Km
Orbital InclinationApprox. 98 Degrees
Orbital PeriodApprox. 98 min

Space Organization Details

OrganizationJAXA
ContinentAsia
CountryJapan
View details on the JAXA website

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