OCO-2

Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2

active Mission
OCO Mission Image

A satellite gathering daily, detailed global measurements of the Earth's carbon, answering important questions about precisely where carbon is coming from and where it's being stored, to provide scientists with a better idea of how it is contributing to climate change.

Type

Orbiter, Earth Observation

Launch

July 2, 2014

Target

Earth

Objective

Study Earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide from space
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