Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Earth Science · SSO
GOSAT-GW (Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite Greenhouse gases and Water cycle), also known as Ibuki GW and formerly known as GOSAT 3, is JAXA's next generation satellite to monitor the greenhosue gases like carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere. It is the follow on to the GOSAT 2 (Ibuki 2) and…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOSAT-GW (IBUKI GW) 2025-141A | Payload | 668 × 670 km · 98.1° | Globe |
| H-2A R/B 2025-141B | Rocket body | 530 × 657 km · 98.1° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2025-141 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).