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Daichi-2

Spacecraft · Japan

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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.

Country
Japan
Launch Vehicles
H-IIA 202
Launch Sites
Tanegashima Y.

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Payload
ALOS 2
Mass
2,120 kg (4,670 lb)
Nation
Japan
Type
Military Radarsat
Spacecraft Bus
Daichi
Spacecraft
Daichi-2
USAF Sat Cat
39766
COSPAR
2014-029A
Apogee
632 km (392 mi)
Perigee
630 km (390 mi)
Inclination
97.92 deg
Period
97.33 min. 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.