Asia

Updated August 2025

Japan updates

Tokyo FC campaign – US-Japan airborne campaign for GOSAT-GW (CO2, CH4, NO2), launched on 29 June 2025

Leadership Team:

  • Program Manager: Barry Lefer (NASA HQ)
  • Program Scientist: Ken Jucks (NASA HQ)
  • Program Scientist: Ryan Pavlick (NASA HQ)
  • Mission Scientist: Laura Judd (NASA LaRC)
  • Project Management: Dan Chirica, Judy Alfter (NASA Ames); Jiroshi Tanimoto (NIES); Hiroshi Suto (JAXA)

The GOSAT-GW satellite was launched at 1:33:03 am Japan time on 29th June at Tanegashima Space Center with the 50th H-IIA rocket, the last vehicle of the H-IIA series

We expect to fly on the G-IV aircraft:

  • 3-weeks of science flights in Feb 2026
  • 50-flight hours
  • 10 flights
  • Conditions: cloud free and day-time (9:00-15:00 LT)