H-IIA 202 | GOSAT-GW

Launch Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Launch Site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202

Status: To Be Determined

Mission Details

GOSAT-GW (Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite Greenhouse gases and Water cycle), 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 GCOM-W (Shizuku) missions. GOSAT-GW will have two missions: greenhouse gases observation for Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), and water-cycle observation for JAXA. By developing the GOSAT-GW satellite, Mitsubishi Electric will contribute to measures for preventing disasters attributed to global warming and climate change, and to advance scientific and technological methods that enable more accurate prediction of climate change. In December 2013, Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) was selected as the prime contractor for the spacecraft and the instruments.

Launch Service Provider

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Rocket Information

Configuration: H-IIA
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Payload Capacity to LEO: 10000 kg
Height: 53 meters
Diameter: 4 meters

Launch Pad

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1

Updates

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:28:00 GMT
NET June 2025.
by Cosmic_Penguin
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:56:00 GMT
NET Q2 due to satellite testing delays.
by Cosmic_Penguin
Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:26:07 GMT
Tweaked approximate launch date per launch manifest (P.129 of source).
by Cosmic_Penguin