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ADEOS I (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite 1) was an Earth observation satellite[4] launched by NASDA in 1996.[5][6] The mission's Japanese name, Midori, means "green".[7]
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Quick Facts Names, Mission type ...
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 | Final: 10 months, 13 days | ||||||||||||||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||||||||
Launch mass | 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 4 × 4 × 5 m (13 × 13 × 16 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
Power | 5,000 watts | ||||||||||||||||||
Start of mission | |||||||||||||||||||
Launch date | 17 August 1996, 01:53:00 (1996-08-17UTC01:53) UTC[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Rocket | H-II | ||||||||||||||||||
Launch site | Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
End of mission | |||||||||||||||||||
Disposal | Spacecraft failure | ||||||||||||||||||
Last contact | 30 June 1997, 07:21 (1997-06-30UTC07:22) UTC | ||||||||||||||||||
Orbital parameters | |||||||||||||||||||
Reference system | Geocentric | ||||||||||||||||||
Regime | Sun-synchronous[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Eccentricity | 0.0002193 | ||||||||||||||||||
Perigee altitude | 792 km (492 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
Apogee altitude | 795 km (494 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
Inclination | 98.7 degrees | ||||||||||||||||||
Period | 101 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||
Mean motion | 14.29 rev/day | ||||||||||||||||||
Epoch | 26 December 2016, 19:33:18 UTC[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Close
The mission ended in July 1997 after the satellite sustained structural damage to the solar panel array.[5] Its successor, ADEOS II, was launched in 2002. Like the first mission, it ended after less than a year[7] – also following solar panel malfunctions.[8]