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Daichi
Daichi
Daichi
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Japanese civilian surveillance optical and radar satellite used for cartography, regional observation, disaster monitoring, and resource surveying. It lost all power on 22 April 2011. Earth Observation, Radar satellite operated by NASDA, Japan. Launched 2006.

AKA: Advanced Land Observing Satellite;ALOS. Status: Operational 2006. First Launch: 2006-01-24. Last Launch: 2006-01-24. Number: 1 . Gross mass: 3,850 kg (8,480 lb).

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

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Daichi-2 Advanced Land Observing Satellite 2, placed in a noon/midnight sun-synchronous orbit. Carried the PALSAR-2 radar imager with 1 to 3 meter resolution in spotlight mode and 3 to 10 m in high resolution mode.
Family: Civilian radarsat, Surveillance. Country: Japan. Launch Vehicles: H-II, H-IIA 2022. Launch Sites: Tanegashima, Tanegashima Y. Agency: NEC, JAXA. Bibliography: 2.
2006 January 24 - . 01:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima Y. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 2022.
2014 May 24 - . 03:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima Y. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202.
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