Credit: NASA
When did OCO-3 launch?
May 3, 2019
Where is OCO-3?
248 miles (400 km) above Earth (aboard the International Space Station)
What does OCO-3 do?
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (OCO-3) mission is an instrument attached to the International Space Station. OCO-3 is a near replica of OCO-2 and measures carbon dioxide in our atmosphere to help us understand the relationship between plants and carbon dioxide.
Learn more about NASA’s OCO-3.
