The mission overview using the TANSO-3 on GOSAT-GW

Hiroshi Tsujihara,  Ministry of Environment, Japan,  hiroshi_tsujihara@env.go.jp (Presenter)
Kazuo Isono,  Ministry of Environment, Japan,  kazuo_isono@env.go.jp
Akihiro Matsushima,  Ministry of Environment, Japan,  akihiro_matsushima@env.go.jp
Masashi Tanaka,  Ministry of Environment, Japan,  masashi_tanaka@env.go.jp

The Greenhouse Gases Observation SATellite (GOSAT) has been observing for more than 12 years since 2009. Furthermore, the GOSAT-2 was launched in 2018 and the GOSAT-GW, which is the unit 3, is currently being developed with the aim of being launched in FY2023. The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan is aiming to continue observations so that the observational data of greenhouse gases from these GOSAT series can be contributed to the global stocktake toward the achievement of the goals of the Paris Agreement.
We would like to introduce the greenhouse gases observation sensor, the TANSO-3 on the GOSAT-GW, which is under development and a successor to the GOSAT and the GOSAT-2. The TANSO-3 has been jointly developed by two institutions, The MOE and the National Institute for Environment Studies. The TANSO-3 has three missions to inherit the missions of the GOSAT and the GOSAT-2. The first is to ensure the transparency of emission reports published by countries based on the Paris Agreement. The second is global observations of CO2 and CH4, which are greenhouse gases. The third is to monitor the emission status of large-scale emission sources from cities and factories, as well as the thawing of permafrost. In order to find them, we are developing to observe NO2 at the same time as CO2 and CH4 and to achieve both the functions of wide area observation of 10km and precision observation of 3km.
On the other hand, the increase in space debris has become a concern in the continuous observation of the earth, including the GOSAT series mission. The Government of Japan has set up measures to prevent space debris on government satellites, and the Ministry of the Environment will take measures in coordination with related organizations to prevent the GOSAT series from staying as space debris.

Poster: Poster_Tsujihara_0_26_25.pdf 

Presentation Type: Poster

Session: 1.2b Results expected from future missions

Session Date: Monday (6/14) 9:45 AM