ADEOS (ADvanced Earth Observation Satellite), developed by the Japanese space agency JAXA. ADEOS-II, the successor to ADEOS, has been developed to advance Earth observation technologies. It acquires data to help researchers understand the mechanism of the global environmental changes such as global warming and to support meteorology and fishery activities.It is equipped with two JAXA sensors (AMSR and GLI) and three sensors provided by international and domestic partners (ILAS-II, SeaWinds Scatterometer and POLDER).ADEOS-II is expected to provide the data necessary for us to understand the circulation of water, energy, and carbon in order to contribute to studies on global environmental changes. ADEOS-II has been launched in December 2002 by H-II launcher from Tanegashima Space Center and was lost on October 2003, the 24th.[http://smsc.cnes.fr/POLDER/index.htm]
Group: Platform_Details
Entry_ID: ADEOS-II
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites
Platform_Series_or_Entity: ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite)
Short_Name: ADEOS-II
Long_Name: Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II
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Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
Short_Name: Midori 2
Short_Name: 27597
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Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
Short_Name: SEAWINDS
Short_Name: POLDER-2
Short_Name: ILAS II
Short_Name: GLI
Short_Name: AMSR
Short_Name: ACATS
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Group: Orbit
Orbit_Altitude: 802.92km
Orbit_Inclination: 98.62 degrees
Period: 101 minutes
Repeat_Cycle: 4 days
Perigee: 806.0 km
Apogee: 807.0 km
Orbit_Type: MEO > SEMI-SYNCHRONOUS > GEODETIC/SPACE ENVIRONMENT
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Creation_Date: 2007-08-22
Online_Resource: http://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/ADEOS2/
Online_Resource: http://www-ilas2.nies.go.jp/en/project/adeos2.html
Online_Resource: http://winds.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/seawinds/index.cfm
Online_Resource: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/missions/seawinds
Sample_Image: http://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/ADEOS2/over/image/adeos22.gif
Group: Platform_Logistics
Launch_Date: 2002-12-14
Launch_Site: Tanegashima Island, Japan
Design_Life: 3 years
Primary_Sponsor: Japan/JAXA
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