TANSO-FTS

Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observations - Fourier Transform Spectrometer

Satellite

GOSAT

Status

Close to launch – To be utilised in the period 2008 to ~ 2013

Mission

Measurements of CO2, CH4 and other species

Instrument type

4–band SWIR/TIR interferometer

Scanning technique

Cross-track mechanical pointing, swath 790 km

Coverage/cycle

Global coverage in 3 days

Resolution (s.s.p.)

10.5 km IFOV

Resources

Mass: 250 kg - Power: 310 W - Data rate: … Mbps

Spectral range (µm)

Spectral range (cm-1)

Spectral resolution (unapodised)

Radiometric accuracy (NEΔT or SNR)

14.28 - 5.55 µm

700 - 1800 cm-1

0.2 cm-1

….. K @ 280 K

1.92 – 2.08 µm

4800 - 5200 cm-1

0.2 cm-1

300 @ 30 % albedo

1.56 – 1.72 µm

5800 - 6400 cm-1

0.2 cm-1

300 @ 30 % albedo

0.757 – 0.775 µm

12900 - 13200 cm-1

0.5 cm-1

300 @ 30 % albedo