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Satellite:
ADEOS-2
Satellite details
Acronym
ADEOS-2
Full name
Advanced Earth Observing Satellite - 2 (original name: “Midori-2”)
Satellite Description
2nd (last) flight unit of the ADEOS programme.
Main missions: ocean observation, land observation, precipitation, atmospheric chemistry.
Mass at launch
3700 kg
Dry mass
Power
5300 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available from JAXA EORC or from the instrument providers.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
812 km
ECT
10:30 desc
Space agency
JAXA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
14 Dec 2002
EOL
25 Oct 2003
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-2
Acronym
Full name
AMSR
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
DCS
Data Collection System
GLI
Global Imager
ILAS-II
Improved Limb Atmosperic Spectrometer - II
POLDER
Polarization and Directionality of the Earth’s Reflectances
SeaWinds
SeaWinds
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
ADEOS-2
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed