Press Release

June 29, 2025
  • Global Environment

Launch Result of Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle (GOSAT-GW)

The Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle “GOSAT-GW*” was successfully launched from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center and injected  into its planned orbit in the early morning of June 29.

*GOSAT-GW is equipped with two mission instruments, Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 3 (AMSR3) and Total Anthropogenic and Natural emissions mapping SpectrOmeter-3 (TANSO-3).

2. Contacts

Climate Change Observation Research Strategy Office,
Policy Planning Division, Global Environment Bureau,
Ministry of the Environment

Email: chikyu-kansoku (please append ‘@env.go.jp’ to complete the email address)