Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS/Daichi) spacecraft
JAXA’s Advanced Land Observing Satellite, called Daichi, was launched in 2006 for global land observation, disaster response, environmental monitoring, and mapping; it operated beyond its design life until a power-generation anomaly ended operations in May 2011.
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- Aliases
- ALOSDaichiAdvanced Land Observing SatelliteDaichi spacecraft
- Family Name
- ALOS/Daichi
- Full Name
- Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS/Daichi) spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterearth_observationresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- JAXA’s Advanced Land Observing Satellite, called Daichi, was launched in 2006 for global land observation, disaster response, environmental monitoring, and mapping; it operated beyond its design life until a power-generation anomaly ended operations in May 2011.
- First Flight Year
- 2,006
- Last Flight Year
- 2,011
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:24:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 18:48:06 UTC