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Daichi

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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.

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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Subtopics

  • 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.

Related

Country
Japan
Launch Vehicles
H-II, H-IIA 2022
Agency
NEC, JAXA
Bibliography
2

Chronology

2 events

2006 January 24

01:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima Y. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 2022.
  • Daichi - . Payload: ALOS-1. Mass: 3,850 kg (8,480 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: JAXA. Manufacturer: Toshiba. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military Radarsat. Spacecraft: Daichi. USAF Sat Cat: 28931 . COSPAR: 2006-002A. Apogee: 697 km (433 mi). Perigee: 693 km (430 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..

2014 May 24

03:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima Y. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202.
  • Daichi-2 - . Payload: ALOS 2. Mass: 2,120 kg (4,670 lb). Nation: Japan. Class: Surveillance. 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..