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Other Designations: Advanced Land Observing Satellite. Code Name: ALOS. Class: Surveillance. Type: Radarsat. Nation: Japan. Agency: JAXA. Manufacturer: NEC.

Advanced Land Observing Satellite, which carried an L-band synthetic aperture radar, an optical 2.5-meter resolution mapping camera, and a 10-meter resolution visible/near-infrared radiometer.

Mass: 3,850 kg (8,480 lb).

Daichi Chronology

2006 January 24 - Daichi - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Y. Launch Vehicle: H-2. Mass: 3,850 kg (8,480 lb). Perigee: 693 km (430 mi). Apogee: 697 km (433 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.70 min.
Advanced Land Observing Satellite, which carried an L-band synthetic aperture radar, an optical 2.5-meter resolution mapping camera, and a 10-meter resolution visible/near-infrared radiometer.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.

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