Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite
Artificial satellite
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite, also known as Ibuki, is an Earth observation satellite and the world's first satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas monitoring. It measures the densities of carbon dioxide and methane from 56,000 locations on... Wikipedia
Launch date: January 23, 2009
Orbit height: 414 mi
Cost: 350 million USD
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Electric
Launch mass: 1,750 kilograms (3,860 lb)
Mission duration: 5 years (planned); Elapsed: 15 years, 2 months, 17 days
Period: 98.12 minutes