WMO OSCAR | Satellite: CO2M-A

Satellite: CO2M-A

Satellite details

Acronym	CO2M-A
Full name	Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission-A
WIGOS Station Identifier	0-20009-0-006
Satellite Description	First satellite of the CO2M mission Mission: to measure how much carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, specifically through human activity. To operate in a constellation of (initially two) identical satellites, covering a period > 7 years. For more details, see https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/remote-sensing/articles/10.3389/frsen.2023.1217568/full
Mass at launch		Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	735 km
ECT	11:30 desc

Space agency	ESA , EC, EUMETSAT
Status	Planned
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	≥2027	EOL	≥2034
Last update:	2026-10-19

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions
- CHIME-A (2030 - 2034)
- CHIME-B (2031 - 2037)
- CIMR-A (2029 - 2036)
- CIMR-B (2035 - 2042)
- CO2M-A (2027 - 2034)
- CO2M-B (2028 - 2035)
- CO2M-C (2029 - 2036)
- CRISTAL-A (2027 - 2034)
- CRISTAL-B (2034 - 2041)
- LSTM-A (2029 - 2034)
- LSTM-B (2031 - 2038)
- ROSE-L A (2030 - 2037)
- ROSE-L B (2032 - 2039)
- S3NG-TOPO A (2032 - 2040)
- S3NG-TOPO B (2032 - 2040)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on CO2M-A

Acronym	Full name
CO2I and NO2I	Combined Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide Imager
MAP	Multi-Angle Polarimeter
CLIM	Cloud Imager

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on CO2M-A

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
CO2I and NO2I	Combined Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide Imager	≥2027 *	≥2034 *	N/A
MAP	Multi-Angle Polarimeter	≥2027 *	≥2034 *	N/A
CLIM	Cloud Imager	≥2027 *	≥2034 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed