Tansat

Also called CarbonSat, Tan Weixing

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General

Designation	41898 / 16081A
Launch date	21 Dec 2016
Country of origin	China
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	700 km sunsynchronous
Inclination	98.2°
Period	98 min
Launch vehicle	Long March 2D #229

It will monitor the concentration, distribution and flow of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.
TanSat will thoroughly examine global CO2 levels every 16 days, accurate to at least 4 ppm (parts per million).

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	SIMIT
Platform
Mass at launch	620 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	3 years

2 instruments:
CarbonSpec: a high resolution CO2 Spectrometer
CAPI (Cloud and Aerosol Polarimetry Imager) to compensate the CO2 measurement errors

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