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- The Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2) is follow-on mission from the "DAICHI", which contributed to cartography, regional observation, disaster monitoring, and resource surveys. ALOS-2 will succeed this mission with enhanced capabilities. Specifically, JAXA is conducting research and development activities to improve wide and high-resolution observation technologies developed for DAICHI in order to further fulfill social needs. These social needs include: 1) Disaster monitoring of damage areas, both in cosiderable detail, and when these areas may be large 2) Continuous updating of data archives related to national land and infrastructure information 3) Effective monitoring of cultivated areas 4) Global monitoring of tropical rain forests to identify carbon sinks. The state-of-the-art L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) aboard ALOS-2, which is an active microwave radar using the 1.2GHz frequency range, will, in responding to society's needs, have enhanced performance compared to DAICHI/PALSAR. The SAR is capable of observing day and night, and in all weather conditions. The Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2) is follow-on mission from the "DAICHI", which contributed to cartography, regional observation, disaster monitoring, and resource surveys. ALOS-2 will succeed this mission with enhanced capabilities. Specifically, JAXA is conducting research and development activities to improve wide and high-resolution observation technologies developed for DAICHI in order to further fulfill social needs. These social needs include: 1) Disaster monitoring of damage areas, both in cosiderable detail, and when these areas may be large 2) Continuous updating of data archives related to national land and infrastructure information 3) Effective monitoring of cultivated areas 4) Global monitoring of tropical rain forests to identify carbon sinks. The state-of-the-art L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) aboard ALOS-2, which is an active microwave radar using the 1.2GHz frequency range, will, in responding to society's needs, have enhanced performance compared to DAICHI/PALSAR. The SAR is capable of observing day and night, and in all weather conditions. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: ALOS-2 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITES Short_Name: ALOS-2 Long_Name: ADVANCED LAND OBSERVING SATELLITE-2 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: SAR End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 628 Orbit_Inclination: 97.9 Period: 100 Repeat_Cycle: 14 Orbit_Type: LEO > LOW EARTH ORBIT > POLAR SUN-SYNCHRONOUS End_Group Creation_Date: 2011-10-14 Online_Resource: http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/alos2/index_e.html Sample_Image: http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/alos2/index_e.html Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2013-01-24 Launch_Site: Tanegashima Island, Japan Design_Life: Jan. 2017 Primary_Sponsor: JAXA End_Group End_Group
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