Shizuku
Mission · Japan
Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
Credit: Manufacturer Image
Global Change Observation Mission. Primary instrument was the AMS-4 microwave scanning radiometer.
Related
- Family
- Earth
- Country
- Japan
- Launch Vehicles
- H-IIA 202
- Launch Sites
- Tanegashima Y
Chronology
1 event
2012 May 17
16:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima Y. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202.- Shizuku - . Mass: 1,991 kg (4,389 lb). Nation: Japan. Class: Earth. Type: Climate satellite. Spacecraft: Shizuku. USAF Sat Cat: 38337 . COSPAR: 2012-025A. Apogee: 694 km (431 mi). Perigee: 692 km (429 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.60 min. Global Change Observation Mission. Primary instrument was the AMS-4 microwave scanning radiometer..