WMO OSCAR | Details for Satellite Programme: ADEOS

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Satellite Programme: Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (original name: “Midori”)

Programme details

Programme description	Original name: “Midori” = "Green". Two-satellite programme for scientific and technological development on ocean, land and atmosphere observation. Japanese programme with large international participation: JAXA responsible of development and operations, several countries contributing to the instrumentation suite. Platforms actively stabilised over 3 axes. Design lifetime: 3 years. Sunsynchronous orbits around 10:30. See detailed descriptions at: http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/adeos/index_e.html, https://directory.eoportal.org/missions/adeos and https://directory.eoportal.org/missions/adeos-ii.
Data circulation	Onboard stored or real-time data downlinked to several stations belonging to JAXA or connected to the JAXA Earth Observation Center (EOC) (one being Kiruna). Data processing and distribution from the JAXA Earth Observation Data Analysis Research Center (EORC) or the establishments of the instrument providers.
Agencies	JAXA
Programme lifetime	1996 - 2003

Associated satellites and instruments

Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned

Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (original name: “Midori”)
- ADEOS (1996-1997)
  - AVNIR
  - ILAS-I
  - IMG
  - NSCAT
  - OCTS
  - POLDER
  - RIS
  - TOMS
- ADEOS-2 (2002-2003)