ALOS [NASDA]
ALOS (Advanced Land Observation Satellite) is used for cartography, regional observation, disaster monitoring, and resource surveying.
ALOS has three remote-sensing instruments:
ALOS transmitts its data via the DRTS (Kodama) satellite.
The ALOS was launched by an H-2A-2022 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center. ALOS as been given the nickname Daichi.
Five minutes after spacecraft separation, ALOS began to unfurl its 72-foot solar array that will provide electrical power to the craft throughout its mission. Six cameras are on-board to visually verify the correct deployment of the solar panel and various instrument antennas.
ALOS lost all power on 22. April 2011, thus ending the mission.
Nation: | Japan |
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Type / Application: | Earth Observation, Radar |
Operator: | NASDA |
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Equipment: | PALSAR, PRISM, AVNIR-2 |
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Power: | Deployable solar array (4 kW EoL), batteries |
Lifetime: | 3 years (design); 5 years (planned) |
Mass: | 4000 kg |
Orbit: | 697 km × 697 km, 98° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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ALOS (Daichi) | 2006-002A | 24.01.2006 | Ta YLP-1 | H-2A-2022 |