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Orbiting Carbon Observatory

Orbiting Carbon Observatory. Preston Parker. Resources. www.NASA.gov. launch. On Feb. 24, 2009, the OCO mission lifted off from Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 4:55:31 a.m. EST.

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Orbiting Carbon Observatory

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  1. Orbiting Carbon Observatory • Preston Parker

  2. Resources • www.NASA.gov

  3. launch • On Feb. 24, 2009, the OCO mission lifted off from Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 4:55:31 a.m. EST. • The Orbiting Carbon Observatory was a National Aeronautics and Space Administration satellite mission that was launched on an Orbital Taurus XL launch vehicle.

  4. Mission Overview • The Orbiting Carbon Observatory was an experimental NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Program mission. The OCO satellite was designed to make space-based measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide and provide NASA with insight to the sources of human and natural carbon emissions, as well as pinpointing potential carbon “sinks” on the surface of the Earth.

  5. Launch Vehicle • Taurus- is a four-stage, inertially guided, all solid fuel, ground launched vehicle.

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