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ALOS
ALOS
Sun-Synchronous Sub-Recurrent; Sub Cycle:2 days
Launched in:
2006
Out of service since:
2011
Repeat cycle:
46 days
Orbit height:
702 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
JAXA - Japan
Mission completed 12 May 2011
ALOS websites
Information
JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JAXA - ALOS
JAXA EORC - ALOS-2 and ALOS
JAXA - G-Portal product information
ESA Earth Online - ALOS
Data ordering
Geoserve
RESTEC - Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan
ESA Earth Online - Missions
JAXA - G-Portal Data providing service
ESA Third Party Missions (data for research)
ESA Earth Online - ALOS data
On Board Sensors
AVNIR-2 (Adv. visible and near-infrared radiometer (type 2))
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.42 to 0.5
10
70
46
Band 2 (VIS)
0.52 to 0.6
10
70
46
Band 3 (VIS)
0.61 to 0.69
10
70
46
Band 4 (NIR)
0.76 to 0.89
10
70
46
PALSAR (L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Information
Data ordering
ESA Earth Online - ALOS data
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (1.27 GHz) (SAR-L)
10 (100)
70 (300)
46
PRISM (Three panchromatic sensors for Stereomapping)
Information
JAXA - ALOS
Data ordering
ESA Earth Online - ALOS data
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band PAN (VIS)
0.52 to 0.77
2.5
35 (70)
46
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