TanSat
Names | CarbonSat | ||||||
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Mission type | Earth observation | ||||||
Operator | MOST | ||||||
COSPAR ID | 2016-081A | ||||||
SATCAT no. | 41898 | ||||||
Mission duration | Planned: 3 years[1] Elapsed: 7 years, 5 months, 30 days | ||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||
Manufacturer | SIMIT[1] | ||||||
Launch mass | 620 kg (1,370 lb)[1] | ||||||
Dry mass | 610 kg (1,340 lb)[1] | ||||||
Dimensions | 150 × 180 × 185 cm (59 × 71 × 73 in)[1] | ||||||
Start of mission | |||||||
Launch date | 21 December 2016, 19:22[2] | UTC||||||
Rocket | Long March 2D[3] | ||||||
Launch site | Jiuquan LC43/603[3] | ||||||
Contractor | CASC | ||||||
Orbital parameters | |||||||
Reference system | Geocentric | ||||||
Regime | Low Earth | ||||||
Semi-major axis | 7,083 km (4,401 mi) | ||||||
Eccentricity | 0.002272 | ||||||
Perigee altitude | 688.9 km (428.1 mi) | ||||||
Apogee altitude | 721.1 km (448.1 mi) | ||||||
Inclination | 98.16° | ||||||
Period | 98.89 minutes | ||||||
Epoch | 12 February 2017, 19:47:39 UTC[4] | ||||||
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TanSat, also known as CarbonSat, is a Chinese Earth observation satellite dedicated to monitoring carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. It is generally classified as a minisatellite, and is the first dedicated carbon mission of the Chinese space program.[1] The mission was formally proposed in 2010, and work began in January 2011.[3] It is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and was built by the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem And Information Technology (SIMIT).[3]
TanSat carries two instruments: the Carbon Dioxide Spectrometer and the Cloud and Aerosol Polarimetry Imager. The Carbon Dioxide Spectrometer (CDS), also called CarbonSpec, is a high-resolution grating spectrometer which measures CO2 absorption at 1.61
See also[edit]
- Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite
- Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2
- Space-based measurements of carbon dioxide
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "TanSat". eoPortal. European Space Agency. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "China launches satellite to monitor global carbon emissions". Xinhua. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d Barbosa, Rui C. (21 December 2016). "Long March 2D launches TanSat carbon dioxide monitoring spacecraft". NASA Spaceflight. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Object A - Orbit". Heavens Above. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ Nowakowski, Tomasz (21 December 2016). "Long March 2D launches China's TanSat carbon-monitoring satellite". Spaceflight Insider. Retrieved 12 February 2017.