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Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2/Daichi-2) spacecraft

JAXA’s Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2, called Daichi-2, is an active Earth-observation spacecraft launched in 2014 for disaster response, environmental monitoring, mapping, and all-weather land observation as the successor to ALOS/Daichi.

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Aliases
ALOS-2Daichi-2Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2Daichi-2 spacecraft
Family Name
ALOS-2/Daichi-2
Full Name
Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2/Daichi-2) spacecraft
Roles
orbiterearth_observationresearch
Status
active
Type
spacecraft

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Description
JAXA’s Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2, called Daichi-2, is an active Earth-observation spacecraft launched in 2014 for disaster response, environmental monitoring, mapping, and all-weather land observation as the successor to ALOS/Daichi.
First Flight Year
2,014

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Creation Time
August 14, 2026 at 05:26:17 UTC
Updated Time
August 14, 2026 at 05:26:17 UTC