Orbiting Carbon Observatory
NASA climate satellite destroyed during a 2009 launch failure
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Summary
Orbiting Carbon Observatory is an Earth observation satellite[1]. It draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (earth observation satellite category, ranking #33 of 214).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: former entity[4]
- Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[5]
- Manufacturer: Orbital Sciences Corporation[6]
- Commons category: Orbiting Carbon Observatory[7]
- Space launch vehicle: Minotaur-C 3110[8]
- Country of origin: United States[9]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: February 24, 2009[10]
- Spacecraft bus: Q141735767[11]
- Significant event: rocket launch[12]
- Official website: http://oco.jpl.nasa.gov/[13]
- Carries scientific instrument: optical spectrometer[14]
- Replaced by: Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2[15]
- Start point: Vandenberg Launch Complex 576 E[16]
- Mass: 407 kg[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[18]
Why It Matters
Orbiting Carbon Observatory has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]