ADEOS-II (MIDORI II)
JAXA/NASDA's Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II), nicknamed Midori II, was an international Earth-observation mission launched on 2002-12-14. Its instruments observed atmospheric, ocean, land, and climate variables from a sun-synchronous orbit until operations ended after a 2003 communications anomaly.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ADEOS-IIMidori IIAdvanced Earth Observing Satellite-IIADEOS-2 Mission
- Name
- ADEOS-II (MIDORI II)
- Status
- completed
Details
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- Description
- JAXA/NASDA's Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II), nicknamed Midori II, was an international Earth-observation mission launched on 2002-12-14. Its instruments observed atmospheric, ocean, land, and climate variables from a sun-synchronous orbit until operations ended after a 2003 communications anomaly.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- End Date
- 2003-10-31
- Launch Site
- Programs
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- Start Date
- 2002-12-14
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/adeos2/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:03:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:03:45 UTC
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- Space Stations
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- Vehicles