GCOM-C (SHIKISAI)
JAXA’s Global Change Observation Mission–Climate (GCOM-C), nicknamed SHIKISAI, is an active Earth-observation mission using the SGLI instrument to monitor land, ocean, atmosphere, cryosphere, vegetation, and climate-related variables worldwide.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SHIKISAIGlobal Change Observation Mission - ClimateGCOM-C Mission
- Name
- GCOM-C (SHIKISAI)
- Status
- active
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- Description
- JAXA’s Global Change Observation Mission–Climate (GCOM-C), nicknamed SHIKISAI, is an active Earth-observation mission using the SGLI instrument to monitor land, ocean, atmosphere, cryosphere, vegetation, and climate-related variables worldwide.
- Destination
- Sun-synchronous, sub-recurrent orbit at 798 km (98.6° inclination) for global monitoring of clouds, aerosols, ocean colour, vegetation, land, snow and ice, and climate-related radiation and carbon-cycle variables
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2017-12-23
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom_c/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:48:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 07:12:52 UTC
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