Advanced Land Observation Satellite
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Advanced Land Observation Satellite (ALOS), also called Daichi, is a 4-ton Japan
ese satellite
. It was launched from Tanegashima
island, Japan on 24 January 2006 by a H-IIA rocket. The launch had been delayed three times by weather and sensor problems. This was the first Japanese launch since July 2005.
The satellite contains three sensors which will be used to map terrain in Asia and the Pacific.
JAXA hopes to be able to launch the successors to ALOS during FY2011. For minimizing risk JAXA plans to split the mission up into two satellites.
On 8 January 2008, it turned out that ALOS had lack of accuracy.
The satellite automatically switched to a power-saving mode at 2230 GMT on Thursday 21 April 2011. Later that day, all onboard power was lost.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
. It was launched from Tanegashima
Tanegashima
is an island lying to the south of Kyushu, in southern Japan, and is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. The island is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands....
island, Japan on 24 January 2006 by a H-IIA rocket. The launch had been delayed three times by weather and sensor problems. This was the first Japanese launch since July 2005.
The satellite contains three sensors which will be used to map terrain in Asia and the Pacific.
JAXA hopes to be able to launch the successors to ALOS during FY2011. For minimizing risk JAXA plans to split the mission up into two satellites.
On 8 January 2008, it turned out that ALOS had lack of accuracy.
The satellite automatically switched to a power-saving mode at 2230 GMT on Thursday 21 April 2011. Later that day, all onboard power was lost.