GOSAT-GW Program
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle (GOSAT-GW), nicknamed IBUKI GW, is an Earth-observation program launched on 29 June 2025. It carries the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 3 (AMSR3) for enhanced water-cycle observations and the TANSO-3 greenhouse-gas instrument, continuing JAXA and Japanese environmental-agency observations; JAXA reports nominal orbit entry and early AMSR3 and TANSO-3 data collection.
Identity
- Aliases
- IBUKI GWGOSAT-GWGlobal Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycleGlobal Observing Satellite for Greenhouse Gases and Water Cycle
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- GOSAT-GW Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- scienceresearchoperations
Details
- Description
- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle (GOSAT-GW), nicknamed IBUKI GW, is an Earth-observation program launched on 29 June 2025. It carries the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 3 (AMSR3) for enhanced water-cycle observations and the TANSO-3 greenhouse-gas instrument, continuing JAXA and Japanese environmental-agency observations; JAXA reports nominal orbit entry and early AMSR3 and TANSO-3 data collection.
- Leads
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 2025-06-29
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:16:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:16:16 UTC