2014-035A
Replacement Orbiting Carbon Observatory to monitor atmospheric CO2 to 0.3 percent accuracy on 1000 km scales; to fly in the A-Train (leading GCOM-W1 by 185s and leading Aqua by 444.5s).
Hex cyl 2.12m long 0.94m wide, mass 454 kg wet. 45 kg of prop. Span 7.4m?
| OCO 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Jul 2 | 0956:23 | Launch by Delta 7320-10 | V SLC2W |
| T+1:39 SRM 1-3 sep | |||
| T+4:24 MECO | |||
| T+4:32 St 1 sep | |||
| T+4:38 SES-1 | |||
| 1001:24 | T+5:01 PLF sep | ||
| 1006:43 | T+10:20 SECO-1 | 185 x 726 x 98.1 | |
| 1047:13 | T+50:50 SES-2 | ||
| 1047:25 | T+51:02 SECO-2 | 680 x 696 x 98.2 | |
| 1052:38 | T+56:15 OCO sep | ||
| 1121:23 | T+1:25:00 SES-3 | ||
| T+1:25:38 SECO-3 | 604 x 3743 x 98.2 | ||
| 1153 | T+1:56:40 SES-4 | ||
| 1153 | T+1:57:31 SECO-4 | 2380 x 10336 x 98.2 (s) | |
| 253.59 2375 x 10139 x 98.2 | |||
| 2014 Jul 3 | 98.45 687 x 690 x 98.2 | ||
| 2014 Jul 10 | 98.54 686 x 691 x 98.2 | ||
| 2014 Jul 11 | 98.48 682 x 689 x 98.2 | ||
| 2014 Jul 25 | 98.48 683 x 689 x 98.2 | ||
| 2014 Jul 30 | 98.64 693 x 693 x 98.2 | ||
| Raise orbit | |||
| 2014 Aug 3 | 98.83 701 x 703 x 98.2 | ||
| 2014 Aug 27 | 98.83 701 x 703 x 98.2 | ||
Payload:
- CO2/O2 spectrometer (JPL;Hamilton Sunstrand/Pomona) 135 kg; 3 bands (2 CO2, 1 O2); f/1.8 Cassegrain optics, R=20000. Bands are 1.61 mu, 2.06mu (CO2) and 0.765mu (O2).
