China launches TanSat satellite to monitor global carbon emissions

  • China successfully launched TanSat, a global carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring satellite to understand the effects of climate change. 
  • It was launched on board of Long March-2D rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China’s Gobi Desert.  
  • With this, China became third country after Japan and United States to have its own satellite to monitor greenhouse gases (GHGs). 
  • TanSat will thoroughly examine global CO2 levels every 16 days, accurate to at least 4 ppm (parts per million).

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