DAICHI-2 (ALOS-2) Status and Orbit Calculation

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed the current status of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite „DAICHI-2” (ALOS-2), which JAXA launched on the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 24 from the Tanegashima Space Center at 12:05 p.m. on May 24, 2014 (Japan Standard time, JST.) The deployment of the solar array paddles has been confirmed to … Dowiedz się więcej

SHIZUKU captures 2013 Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Award

The GCOM Project Team of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency captured the 2013 Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Awards Prize for Excellence for its development of the Global Change Observation Mission 1st – Water „SHIZUKU” (GCOM-W1.) The awards are sponsored by Nikkei Inc. to be given to individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to … Dowiedz się więcej