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Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2

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Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
Earth observation satellite
Country
United States[2]
Followed by
Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3[4]
Official website
ocov2.jpl.nasa.gov[14]
Part of
A-Train[6]
Carries scientific instrument
optical spectrometer[15]
Country of origin
United States[8]
Diameter
0.94 m[20]
Length
2.12 m[18]
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corporation[5]
Mass
454 kg[19]
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration[3]
Powered by
spacecraft solar array[9]
Replaces
Orbiting Carbon Observatory[16]
Service life
2 year[21]
Significant event
rocket launch (2014)[13]
Space launch vehicle
Delta II[7]
Spacecraft bus
Star Bus[12]
Start point
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2 West[17]
Type of orbit
Sun-synchronous orbit[10]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
July 2, 2014[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 en OCO 2 en OCO-2 en OCO2 ar المرصد المداري للكربون 2 fa رصدخانه مدارگرد کربن ۲ ja 軌道上炭素観測衛星2号機 zh 在轨碳观测台2号 zh-hant 在軌碳觀測臺2號
🔖 Identifiers · 5
COSPAR ID
2014-035A
Freebase ID
/m/0_g08h6
NSSDCA ID
2014-035A
SCN
40059
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Satellite", "40059"]

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Belongs to 1
A-Train
Carries scientific instrument 1
optical spectrometer
Country 1
United States
Country of origin 1
United States
Instance of 1
Earth observation satellite
Manufacturer 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Operator 1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Part of 1
A-Train
Powered by 1
spacecraft solar array
Replaces 1
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
Significant event 1
rocket launch
Space launch vehicle 1
Delta II
Spacecraft bus 1
Star Bus
Type of orbit 1
Sun-synchronous orbit
← Replaced by 1
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
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Summary

Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 is an Earth observation satellite[1].

Related Entities

Delta II Earth observation satellite Orbital Sciences Corporation Orbiting Carbon Observatory Star Bus United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . jpl.nasa.gov. jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . jpl.nasa.gov. jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . jpl.nasa.gov. jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Huntster · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → 454 kilogram
    Commons category → Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2
    Country → United States
    Service life → 2 year
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