Satellite characteristics
Launch Date - End 1137970800 - 1305064800
Status Decommissioned
Orbit type Sun-synchronous near-recursive circular orbit
Altitude 691.65
Orbit inclination 98.16
Equatorial crossing time 10:30:00
Orbit period 98.51
Satellite family: ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite)
ALOS (nicknamed "Daichi") is a Japanese Earth-observation satellite, developed by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo; formerly NASDA), and manufactured by NEC, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
Particular application features of the ALOS mission are:
The mapping of land areas (without the need for ground control points) for cartographic applications
The monitoring of disasters on a global scale (as a complement to the capabilities of other spacecraft)
Resource surveying
Sensor characteristics
Sensor name |
AVNIR-2 (Advanced Visible and Near-Infrared Radiometer-2) |
Sensor short description |
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Sensor type |
Imaging radiometer (Vis/IR) |
Resolution class |
High (5 - 30 m) |
Swath width (at nadir) |
70
km |
Max look angle |
44
° |
|
|
Sensor name |
PALSAR (Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar) |
Sensor short description |
|
Sensor type |
Imaging microwave radar |
Resolution class |
High (5 - 30 m) |
Swath width (at nadir) |
70
km |
Max look angle |
60
° |
|
|
Sensor name |
PRISM (Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping) |
Sensor short description |
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Sensor type |
Imaging radiometer (Vis/IR) |
Resolution class |
Very High (1 - 5 m) |
Swath width (at nadir) |
35
km |
Max look angle |
24
° |
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