H-IIA 202 | GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW)
H-IIA 202 launched the GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW) mission for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on Jun 28, 2025 (UTC).
Launch pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
H-IIA 202 | GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW)
Launched Jun 29, 2025 1:33:03 AMSuccess
2 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
189° S
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 98.1°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
GOSAT-GW (Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite Greenhouse gases and Water cycle), also known as Ibuki GW and formerly known as GOSAT 3, is JAXA's next generation satellite to monitor the greenhosue gases like carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere. It is the follow on to the GOSAT 2 (Ibuki 2) and GCOM-W (Shizuku) missions. GOSAT-GW will have two missions: greenhouse gases observation for Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), and water-cycle observation for JAXA. By developing the GOSAT-GW satellite, Mitsubishi Electric will contribute to measures for preventing disasters attributed to global warming and climate change, and to advance scientific and technological methods that enable more accurate prediction of climate change. In December 2013, Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) was selected as the prime contractor for the spacecraft and the instruments.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sun, Jun 29 · 1:33:03 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Rocket
- H-IIA 202
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan