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Satellite:
ADEOS
Satellite details
Acronym
ADEOS
Full name
Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (original name: “Midori”)
Satellite Description
1st flight unit of the ADEOS programme.
Main missions: ocean observation, land observation and atmospheric chemistry.
Mass at launch
3560 kg
Dry mass
Power
4500 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available from JAXA EORC or from the instrument providers.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
797 km
ECT
10:30 desc
Space agency
JAXA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
17 Aug 1996
EOL
30 Jun 1997
Last update:
2015-07-27
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
ADEOS
Acronym
Full name
AVNIR
Advanced Visible and Near-Infrared Radiometer
ILAS-I
Improved Limb Atmosperic Spectrometer - I
IMG
Interferometric Monitor for Greenhouse gases
NSCAT
NASA Scatterometer
OCTS
Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner
POLDER
Polarization and Directionality of the Earth’s Reflectances
RIS
Retroreflector In Space
TOMS
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
ADEOS
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed