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Satellite Programme: Orbiting Carbon Observatory
Programme details
Programme description
Three-satellite programme (1st: failed at launch, 2nd: recovery, 3rd: continuation) for atmospheric chemistry.
USA programme: NASA responsible of development and operations.
The platforms are actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time of the satellite is 2 years.
Sunsynchronous orbit with ECT around 13:30, joining the A-Train.
OCO-3 is on the International Space Station.
The replacement policy is based on launching satellites in sequence, roughly 6 months before the expected end-of-life of a satellite.
See detailed description at
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/oco/main/index.html
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Data circulation
Global onboard storage.
Data acquisition, processing and dissemination by the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California.
Agencies
NASA
Programme lifetime
2009 - 2030
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
ISS OCO-3
(2019-2030)
OCO (ISS) spectrometer
OCO
(2009-2009)
OCO spectrometer
OCO-2
(2014-2026)
OCO spectrometer