KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 29 Oct 2018, 04:08 am UTC
Rocket: H-IIA (H-II)
Provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mission Description
KhalifaSat is an Earth observation satellite for UAE. KhalifaSat will provide high-resolution imagery of Earth to be used for various purposes, including urban planning, change monitoring, area classification, monitoring environmental change and aiding relief efforts for natural disasters. GOSAT 2 (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite 2) is a Japanese satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas measurement from space. It's a follow on to the GOSAT mission and includes such improvements as an ability to gather more precise data and monitor carbon monoxide concentrations.