Tango (satellites)

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Tango
NamesScout 4
Mission typeEarth observation satellite
Operator European Space Agency
Spacecraft properties
Bus2x 16U CubeSat
ManufacturerNetherlands ISISPACE
Start of mission
Launch date2028 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric

Tango (Twin ANthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Observers) is a future twin satellite mission under development by the European Space Agency (ESA) for monitoring the emissions of three greenhouse gases at the level of individual sources[1][2][3] like factories, power plants, landfills, and waste incinerators.[4][5] One of the two 25-kg, 16U CubeSat-type satellites[6][7] (TANGO-Nitro) will focus on nitrogen dioxide and the other (TANGO-Carbon) on carbon dioxide and methane.[8][9][10][11][12] The satellites are being developed by a Dutch consortium of ISISPACE, TNO, SRON, and KNMI.[13][14][15][16] Their launch is expected in 2028.[8][6]

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References

  1. ↑ Jochen, Landgraf; Stephanie, Rusli; Ryan, Cooney; Pepijn, Veefkind; Tim, Vemmix; Zeger, de Groot; Andrew, Bell; James, Day; Anton, Leemhuis; Bernd, Sierk (2020). "The TANGO mission: A satellite tandem to measure major sources of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions". EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts 19643. Bibcode:2020EGUGA..2219643L. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-19643.
  2. ↑ Kulu, Erik. "TANGO". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  3. ↑ An overview of the risk retirement activities of ESA's candidate scout mission TANGO
  4. ↑ Dixit, Mrigakshi. "NanoMagSat and Tango: ESA begins crafting two new satellites". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  5. ↑ Charuvil Asokan, Harikrishnan; Landgraf, Jochen; Veefkind, Pepijn; Dellaert, Stijn; Butz, André (2025). "Assessing the detection potential of targeting satellites for global greenhouse gas monitoring: insights from TANGO orbit simulations". Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 18 (19): 5247–5264. Bibcode:2025AMT....18.5247C. doi:10.5194/amt-18-5247-2025. ISSN 1867-1381.
  6. 1 2 "The Twin Anthropogenic Greenhouse gas Observers (TANGO): An ESA SCOUT Mission « SmallSat Europe". 2025.smallsateurope.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  7. ↑ Sakharkar, Ashwini (2024-02-22). "ESA to build two new Scout missions: NanoMagSat and Tango". Tech Explorist. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  8. 1 2 "TANGO-Carbon Satellite Mission Summary | CEOS Database". database.eohandbook.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  9. ↑ "Official Launch of TANGO Climate Satellite Development in The Hague". Spaceoffice.nl. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  10. ↑ "NanoMagSat and Tango Scout missions get go-ahead". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  11. ↑ "Tango – a Scout mission to measure greenhouse gases". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  12. ↑ Brenny, Benjamin; Day, James; de Goeij, Bryan; Palombo, Emanuela; Ouwerkerk, Bas; Alpay Koc, Nurcan; Bell, Andrew; Leemhuis, Anton; Paskeviciute, Agne; Buisset, Christophe; Malavart, Alizee (2023). "Development of spectrometers for the TANGO greenhouse gas monitoring missions". In Minoglou, Kyriaki; Karafolas, Nikos; Cugny, Bruno (eds.). International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2022. SPIE. p. 64. doi:10.1117/12.2689936. ISBN 978-1-5106-6803-4.
  13. ↑ judithlaan (2025-08-07). "The TANGO Mission: Dutch Partners Will Monitor CO2 and Methane From Space". Aerospace Delta Zuid-Holland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  14. ↑ "ESA chooses Dutch satellites to map local emission sources". IO+ Archive. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  15. ↑ "Dutch partners announce construction of climate satellite TANGO". tno.nl/en. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  16. ↑ "Development contract for Scout Tango awarded to ISISPACE". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-01-24.