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GOSAT
Client  JAXA GOSAT
Launch date  Fiscal 2008 Summer
Launch vehicle  H-IIA
Launch site  Tanegashima Space Center
Orbit  Altitude: 666 km,
 Synchronous sub-recurrent orbit
Weight  1,650 kg
Electrical power  3.3 kW
Design life  5 years
Responsibilities  Prime contractor
Outline
 The GOSAT mission is to observe the distribution of concentrations of greenhouse effect gases. It will contribute to international efforts toward the prevention of global warming.