ADEOS I
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ADEOS I (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite 1) was an Earth observation satellite launched by NASDA in 1996. The mission's Japanese name, Midori means "green". The mission ended in July 1997 after the satellite sustained structural damage to the solar panel. Its successor, ADEOS II, was launched in 2002. Like the first mission, it ended after less than a year, also following solar panel malfunctions.
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Names | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite Midori | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mission type | Earth observation Environmental monitoring | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | NASDA | ||||||||||||||||||
COSPAR ID | 1996-046A | ||||||||||||||||||
SATCAT no. | 24277 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mission duration | 3 years (planned) 10 months and 13 days (achieved) | ||||||||||||||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||
Launch mass | 3,560 kg (7,850 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
Payload mass | 1,300 kg (2,900 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 4 × 4 × 5 m (13 × 13 × 16 ft) Solar paddle: 3 × 13 m (9.8 × 42.7 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
Power | 4.5 kW | ||||||||||||||||||
Start of mission | |||||||||||||||||||
Launch date | 17 August 1996, 01:53 UTC[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Rocket | H-II F4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Launch site | Tanegashima Space Center, Yoshinobu 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | ||||||||||||||||||
Entered service | 1 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
End of mission | |||||||||||||||||||
Last contact | 30 June 1997, 07:21 UTC | ||||||||||||||||||
Orbital parameters | |||||||||||||||||||
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||||||||||||
Perigee altitude | 794 km (493 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
Apogee altitude | 815 km (506 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
Inclination | 98.60° | ||||||||||||||||||
Period | 101.00 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||
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