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Satellite:
CO2M
Satellite details
Acronym
CO2M
Full name
Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission
Satellite Description
One of the high-priority Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions.
Mission: to measure how much carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, specifically through human activity.
To operate in a constellation of (initially two) identical satellites, covering a period > 7 years.
For more details, see https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/11852/118523M/The-Copernicus-CO2M-mission-for-monitoring-anthropogenic-carbon-dioxide-emissions/10.1117/12.2599613.full?SSO=1.
Mass at launch
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
735 km
ECT
11:30 desc
Space agency
ESA
, EC , EUMETSAT
Status
Considered
Details on Status (as
available)
Funding to be confirmed by EU.
The Qualification Acceptance Review (QAR) is currently planned for Q3 2025.
Launch
≥2026
EOL
≥2031
Last update:
2022-05-23
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
CO2M
Acronym
Full name
CO2I and NO2I
Combined Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide Imager
MAP
Multi-Angle Polarimeter
CLIM
Cloud Imager
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
CO2M
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed