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GOSAT (IBUKI)
Greenhouse Gas Monitor · JAXA / MOE / NIES
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The world's first greenhouse gas monitoring satellite, Japan's IBUKI ('Breath of Life') measures CO2 and methane globally. Its discovery that the Southern Ocean absorbs more CO2 than models predicted reshaped global carbon budget calculations. IBUKI's freely shared data feeds directly into IPCC climate assessments — one satellite that changed how the world understands its carbon cycle.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 418–419 mi (672–674 km)
- Inclination
- 98.1°
- One orbit
- 98.1 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 33492
- Int’l designator
- 2009-002A
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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