The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) was a failed NASA satellite mission intended to provide global space-based observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2). The original spacecraft was lost in a launch failure on 24 February 2009, when the payload fairing of the Taurus rocket which was carrying it failed to separate during ascent. [ 3 ]

Feb 24, 2009 · The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) was designed to provide space-based global measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) with the precision and resolution needed to identify and characterize the processes that regulate this important greenhouse gas.

Feb 24, 2009 · The Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, was designed to make space-based observations of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere to better understand the characteristics of climate change. Visit Mission Website

Jan 14, 2023 · The OCO (Orbiting Carbon Observatory) provides space-based observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2), the principal anthropogenic driver of climate change. This mission uses mature technologies to address NASA's highest priority …

The OCO satellite was designed to make space-based measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide and provide NASA with insight to the sources of human and natural carbon emissions, as well as pinpointing potential carbon

May 1, 2019 · At Vandenberg Air Force Base in 2009, two cranes have raised NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, spacecraft to vertical. OCO would later be lifted and attached to the waiting Stage 0...

Jun 8, 2012 · OCO is a NASA sponsored minisatellite mission selected in July 2002 within the ESSP (Earth System Science Pathfinder) program. The OCO science objective is to provide global measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) needed to describe the geographic distribution and variability of carbon dioxide sources and sinks.

Jan 1, 2004 · The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) mission will make the first global, space-based measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) with the precision, resolution, and coverage needed to characterize CO 2 sources and sinks on regional scales. The measurement approach and instrument specifications were determined through an analysis of ...

Feb 24, 2009 · Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) is NASA’s first dedicated Earth remote sensing satellite to study atmospheric carbon dioxide from space.

Aug 17, 2023 · The OCO mission was to provide space-based observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), the principal human-initiated driver of climate change. This mission used mature technologies to address NASA's highest priority carbon cycle measurement requirement.