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• First observations by the Total Anthropogenic and Natural emissions mapping SpectrOmeter-3 (TANSO-3) onboard the Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle "IBUKI GW" (GOSAT-GW)
  Aug. 8, 2025
• GOSAT-GW("IBUKI GW") Successful Launch and Completion of Critical Operations Phase
  July 1, 2025
• GOSAT-GW Launch Date Rescheduled
  Jun. 24, 2025
• Launch of GOSAT-GW Postponed
  Jun. 19, 2025
• The review article on the GOSAT-2 mission by Imasu et al. (2023) has received the "Most Cited" and "Most Downloaded" awards from Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (PEPS).
  Jun. 10, 2025
• The launch date of GOSAT-GW unveiled (in Japanese)
  April. 25, 2025
• Study on consistency of greenhouse gas concentrations between GOSAT and GOSAT-2 - Efforts to develop long-term data sets on greenhouse gas concentrations using the GOSAT series -
  September. 11, 2023
• In consideration of the current situation regarding the COVID-19 spread in Japan and overseas, tThe application deadline of the Third Research Announcement on Greenhouse Gases Observing SATellite Series (3rd GOSAT RA) is extended until Monday, March 15, 2021. Please note that the proposals received by the initialoriginal deadline of January 15, 2021 will be evaluated as initially scheduled.
  In consideration of the current situation regarding the COVID-19 spread in Japan and overseas, the application deadline of the Third Research Announcement on Greenhouse Gases ...
  January. 15, 2021
• The Third Research Announcement on Greenhouse Gases Observing SATellite Series (3rd GOSAT RA) was released and is now open for proposal submission until Friday, January 15, 2020.
  The Third Research Announcement on Greenhouse Gases Observing SATellite Series (3rd GOSAT RA) was released and is now open for proposal submission until Friday, January 15, 2021
  November 13, 2020
• The Third Research Announcement on Greenhouse Gases Observing SATellite Series (3rd GOSAT RA) was released and is now open for proposal submission until Friday, January 15, 2020.
  Regarding results of GOSAT-2 observational data analysis (carbon dioxide, methane, and carbon monoxide) and the start of their public release
  November 13, 2020
• GOSAT-2 Product Archive
  GOSAT-2 Level 1 products are available to the public.
  August 5, 2019
• GOSAT-2 spacecraft launched
  [Press Release] Analysis result of the proxy-method based retrievals from GOSAT-2 data : methane and carbon monoxide
  July 5, 2019
• GOSAT-2 spacecraft launched
  [Press Release] IBUKI-2 (GOSAT-2) Successful Launch and Completion of Critical Operations Phase
  November 1, 2018
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