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Alos Daichi Launch

The Messenger View Member Profile	Jan 23 2006, 05:41 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 624 Joined: 10-August 05 Member No.: 460	QUOTE (spacereference.com) The launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 8 (H-IIA F8) with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS) onboard has been postponed after JAXA took some extra time to investigate a malfunction discovered in one of the ground facilities which monitors the temperature of the air conditioner for the payload fairing during countdown operations. The new launch date has been set for January 24 (Tue), 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST). http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=18816 H-IIA boosters are shuttle-derived technology, similar (but much smaller) than future planned US manned-flight designs.

Bob Shaw View Member Profile	Jan 23 2006, 11:00 PM Post #2
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239	QUOTE (The Messenger @ Jan 23 2006, 06:41 PM) QUOTE (spacereference.com) The launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 8 (H-IIA F8) with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS) onboard has been postponed after JAXA took some extra time to investigate a malfunction discovered in one of the ground facilities which monitors the temperature of the air conditioner for the payload fairing during countdown operations. The new launch date has been set for January 24 (Tue), 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST). http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=18816 H-IIA boosters are shuttle-derived technology, similar (but much smaller) than future planned US manned-flight designs. Er... ...Shuttle-derived? Well, there's SRBs, and the tank of the main stage is the same colour, but... Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!

ljk4-1 View Member Profile	Jan 24 2006, 03:07 PM Post #3
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430	Japan's ALOS in orbit: ESA will deliver its data to European researchers ALOS, Japan's latest Earth Observation satellite, was successfully launched at 02:33 CET (10:33 Japan time) on 24 January. Environmental data and imagery from ALOS will be provided to European and African users through a cooperative agreement between ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Full story: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEM0SXMZCIE_index_0.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Launch Result of "Daichi" (ALOS) / H-IIA F8 January 24, 2006 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 8 (H-IIA F8) with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi"(ALOS) onboard was launched at 10:33 a.m. on January 24, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST.) The initial flight angle (azimuth) was 115 degrees. The launch vehicle flew smoothly, and, at 16 minutes and 30 seconds after liftoff, the Daichi separation was confirmed. The Perth first mobile station in Australia started receiving signals from the ALOS at 10:52 a.m. (JST), and by those signals, JAXA confirmed that the solar array paddle deployment was successfully completed. We would like to express our profound appreciation for the cooperation and support of all related personnel and organizations that helped contribute to the successful launch of the H-IIA F8. H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.8 Launch Sequence(Quick Review) http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060124_h2a-f8_e.html#at01 * This information is also available on the following website: http://h2a.jaxa.jp/index_e.html This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060124_h2a-f8_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Solar Array Paddle (PDL) Sun Tracking Status of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS) January 24, 2006 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the sun tracking for the satellite solar array paddle (PDL) of the Daichi is normal through signals received from the Daichi at the Perth station in Australia. Its power generation is also normal. The station started receiving the signals at 12:31 a.m. (Japan Standard Time, JST) at the time of the revolution. JAXA launched "Daichi" on the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 8 from the Tanegashima Space Center at 10:33 a.m. on January 24, 2006 (JST.) PDL deployment images are shown in the attached sheets. The next press release is scheduled to be issued at around 8:00 p.m. on January 24 (JST.) ALOS Solar Array Paddle http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060124_daichi_e.html#at01 Solar Array Paddle (PDL) Deployment Sequence Image http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060124_daichi_e.html#at02 * This information is also available on the following website: http://h2a.jaxa.jp/index_e.html This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060124_daichi_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Orbit Calculation Results for the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS) January 24, 2006 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed orbit details for the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi," which JAXA launched on the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 8 from the Tanegashima Space Center at 10:33 a.m. on January 24, 2006 (Japan Standard time, JST.) The following are the orbit calculation results. The satellite is now in a stable condition. Actual value Scheduled value Apogee altitude 711.4km (709.8Km) Perigee altitude 692.9km (692.5Km) Inclination 98.2degrees (98.2degrees) Period 98.8minutes (98.8minutes) The next press release is scheduled to be issued at around 11:30 a.m. on January 25 (JST.) This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060124_daichi_2_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined, and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853

The Messenger View Member Profile	Jan 24 2006, 03:44 PM Post #4
Member Group: Members Posts: 624 Joined: 10-August 05 Member No.: 460	QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jan 23 2006, 04:00 PM) Er... ...Shuttle-derived? Well, there's SRBs, and the tank of the main stage is the same colour, but... Same or very similar polybutadiene propellant and a conservative steel case, produced by the same American manufacturer: http://thiokolweb.atk.com/propulsion/space...lp/rsrmderi.htm

ljk4-1 View Member Profile	Jan 25 2006, 03:49 PM Post #5
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430	* JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deployment of the Data Relay Satellite Communication Antenna (DRC) for the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS) January 25, 2006 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) started the deployment of the Data Relay Satellite Communication Antenna (DRC) of the Daichi from 9:37 a.m., January 25 (Japan Standard Time, JST), and confirmed that it had been successfully completed through telemetry data received at 9:44 a.m. January 25 (JST). DRC deployment images are shown in the attached sheets. The satellite is in a stable condition. The next press release is scheduled to be issued at around 3:00 p.m. on January 26 (JST) Attachment 1 Prior to deployment / Deployment completed http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060125_daichi_e.html#at01 Attachment 2 Data Relay Satellite Communication Antenna (DRC) Deployment Sequence Image http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060125_daichi_e.html#at02 * This information is also available on the following website: http://h2a.jaxa.jp/index_e.html This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060125_daichi_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined, and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853

ljk4-1 View Member Profile	Jan 25 2006, 05:14 PM Post #6
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430	NEW EARTH OBSERVER SATELLITE LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT ------------------------------------------------ A first-class, four-ton Earth remote sensing satellite was orbited by Japan on Tuesday, setting off on a mission to help cartographers create more precise maps on a global scale, scientists in their search for natural resources and officials in response to disasters. http://spaceflightnow.com/h2a/alos/ H-2A LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY ------------------------- This collection of pictures shows the Japanese H-2A rocket being rolled to its pad and then launching the Advanced Land Observation Satellite. Images include views taken from onboard cameras mounted to the rocket. http://spaceflightnow.com/h2a/alos/gallery/01.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined, and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853

ljk4-1 View Member Profile	Jan 26 2006, 04:27 PM Post #7
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430	---------------------------------------------------------------------- * JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deployment of the Antenna for the Phased Array Type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS) January 26, 2006 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) started the deployment of the Antenna for the Phased Array Type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) from 10:23 a.m.(Japan Standard Time, JST), and confirmed that it had been successfully completed through telemetry data received at 12:09 p.m.(JST.) PALSAR deployment images are shown in the attached sheets. All deployments of paddle and antennas of "Daichi" (ALOS) had been successfully completed. The satellite is in a stable condition. The next press release is scheduled to be issued at around 10:00 a.m. on January 28 (JST.) * The PALSAR is cooperatively developed by JAXA and the Japan Resources Observation System Organization (JAROS) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). Attachment 1 PALSAR deployment images http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060126_daichi_e.html#at01 Attachment 2 Deployment Sequence Image of the Antenna of the Phased Array Type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060126_daichi_e.html#at02 Attachment 3 PALSAR Antenna Deployment Sequence Images http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060126_daichi_e.html#at03 * This information is also available on the following website: http://h2a.jaxa.jp/index_e.html This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060126_daichi_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined, and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853

ljk4-1 View Member Profile	Jan 28 2006, 06:34 PM Post #8
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430	---------------------------------------------------------------------- * JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Extension of the Critical Phase of the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite "Daichi" January 28, 2006 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the Daichi is in a stable condition after its attitude control was successfully shifted from thruster-controlled mode to wheel mode at 10:07 p.m. on January 27, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST). However, at 10:51 p.m. on the 27th (JST) an anomaly detection function was activated for the data processing system and the Daichi consequently put itself into safety mode. We are currently investigating the status and cause, but other conditions such as the attitude of the Daichi are stable. To investigate the cause of the activation of the anomaly detection, we decided to continue the critical phase of the Daichi and take all possible measures to return to normal operations. We will restore the data processing system first, then will complete the critical phase in order to move to the initial functional verification phase after we confirm that the satellitefs operations can be stably performed. * The critical phase is the period until the satellite is ready for the initial functional verification. It includes launch operations, deployment of solar array paddle, communication antenna, and radar antenna after the separation from the launch vehicle, and completion of shifting to the regular mode of the attitude control system. * This information is also available on the following website: http://h2a.jaxa.jp/index_e.html This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060128_daichi_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" returns to normal operation conditions and completes critical phase January 28, 2006 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that there was no problem in the data processing function of the Daichi, thus we carried out operations to have the Daichi return to normal operations until 11:54 a.m. on January 28, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST.) Subsequently, JAXA monitored the satellite conditions, and verified that all functions of the satellite, including the data processing system, are working normally and returned to regular operations. As we previously announced, the Daichi had put itself into safety mode automatically because the anomaly detection function had been activated at 10:51 p.m. on January 27 (JST). JAXA then decided to complete the scheduled critical phase at 5:00 p.m. on January 28 (JST), and moved onto the initial functional verification phase. We will now verify the functions of the satellite onboard equipment for about three months until April. Finally, we would like to express our profound appreciation to all individuals and organizations that have supported our launch, tracking and control activities. * The critical phase is the period until the satellite is ready for the initial functional verification. It includes launch operations, deployment of the solar array paddle, communication antenna, and radarantenna after the separation from the launch vehicle, and completion of shifting to the regular mode of the attitude control system. * This information is also available on the following website: http://h2a.jaxa.jp/index_e.html This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060128_daichi_2_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined, and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853

ljk4-1 View Member Profile	Jan 31 2006, 04:22 PM Post #9
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430	---------------------------------------------------------------------- * JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Data Transmission of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" to the Earth Observation Center January 30, 2006 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been carrying out the initial functional verification of the Daichi since January 28 following its launch on January 24, 2006 (Japan Standard Time). JAXA has so far found a problem where part of the data is lost because the synchronicity between the satellite and the receiving/demodulation system on the ground has been out of sync every once in a while during direct transmission(1) to the JAXA Earth Observation Center (in Hatoyama, Saitama) from the Daichi. Data transmission is currently performed mainly via the data relay engineering satellite "Kodama." However, we plan to acquire initial image data from the Daichi by direct transmission without using the Kodama. Therefore, today, JAXA set up a cause investigation team as part of the initial functional verification operations to study the situation comprehensively including both satellite and ground systems. We will report more as soon as we find the cause of the problem. All other parts of the satellite are stable, and the initial functional verification operations are being carried out as scheduled. (1) The direct transmission is scheduled to go not only to our earth observation center but also to other related organizations who have their own receiving facilities. (Reference) Observation Data Flow between the Daichi and the Ground Station http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060130_daichi_e.html#at01 This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/01/20060130_daichi_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined, and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853

ljk4-1 View Member Profile	Feb 15 2006, 03:26 PM Post #10
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430	---------------------------------------------------------------------- * JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Image data acquired by the PRISM onboard the "Daichi" February 15, 2006 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that image data was successfully acquired by the Panchromatic Remote- sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (PRISM) onboard the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi," which was launched on January 24, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST). The data was acquired as part of the initial functional verification test. The attached images of Mt. Fuji (Diagram 1) and Shimizu Port in Shizuoka Prefecture (Diagram 2) were both observed by the PRISM at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 14 (JST), and later received at the Earth Observation Center (in Hatoyama-cho, Hiki-gun, Saitama Pref.) This sensor can acquire high-resolution three directional 3-D data, marking a world first for an earth observation satellite data. We will release more image acquisitions by the Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type 2 (AVNIR-2) and the Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Rader (PALSER) as soon as they are performed. Diagram 1: Mt Fuji observed by the PRISM http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/02/20060215_daichi_e.html#at01 Diagram 2: Shimizu Port in Shizuoka Prefecture as observed by the PRISM http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/02/20060215_daichi_e.html#at02 This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/02/20060215_daichi_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined, and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853

ljk4-1 View Member Profile	Feb 16 2006, 04:19 PM Post #11
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430	Image of the week: ALOS sends its first image This image of Mt. Fuji is the first data to be acquired by Japan’s recently launched Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) on 24 January 2006. ESA is supporting ALOS as a 'Third Party Mission', which means the Agency will utilise its multi-mission ground systems of existing national and industrial facilities and expertise to acquire, process and distribute data from the satellite to users. Read more at: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMHS2MVGJE_index_0.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined, and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853

MahFL View Member Profile	Feb 16 2006, 04:38 PM Post #12
Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11	That is one impressive image.

ljk4-1 View Member Profile	Feb 17 2006, 03:28 PM Post #13
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430	---------------------------------------------------------------------- * JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Image data acquired by the AVNIR-2 onboard the "Daichi" February 17, 2006 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that image data was successfully acquired by the Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type-2 (AVNIR-2) onboard the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi," which was launched on January 24, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST.) The data was acquired as part of the initial functional verification test. The attached image of the Tanegashima area was observed by the AVNIR-2 at 10:50 a.m. on Feb. 17 (JST), and later received at the Earth Observation Center (in Hatoyama-cho, Hiki-gun, Saitama Pref.) The Daichi is the only satellite that can perform high resolution observations of one specific area with both light and radio frequency by using both the Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type 2 (AVNIR-2) and the Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Rader (PALSER) simultaneously. Through this ability, it can identify the earth's surface more precisely. (Attachment 1) Tanegahima Island observed by the AVNIR-2 http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/02/20060217_...i-2_e.html#at01 This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/02/20060217_daichi-2_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * JAXA MAIL SERVICE * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Image data acquired by the PALSAR onboard the "Daichi" February 17, 2006 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that image data was successfully acquired by the Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) onboard the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi," which was launched on January 24, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST). The data was acquired as part of the initial functional verification test. The attached images of Mt. Fuji and Izu Peninsular (Diagram 1) and Shizuoka City (Diagram 2) were observed by the PALSAR at 10:16 p.m. on Feb. 15 (JST), and later received at the Earth Observation Center (in Hatoyama-cho, Hiki-gun, Saitama Pref.) The PALSAR is the only satellite that uses onboard phased array type synthetic aperture radar with L-band by which observations are less affected by conditions on the earth's surface. By observing the same location on the earth twice (interference processing), the observation accuracy for the elevation and subsidence on the earth can be as close as a few centimeters. Note: The PALSAR was developed by the METI in cooperation with JAXA. At the METI, the Japan Resources Observation System Organization (JAROS) is in charge of developing the electric equipment, and the Earth Remote Sensing Data Analysis Center (ERSDAC) is in charge of data processing and its use and research. (Attachment 1) Diagram 1: Mt Fuji and the Izu Peninsular observed by the PALSAR http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/02/20060217_daichi_e.html#at01 (Attachment 2) Diagram 2: Shizuoka City Area during the night http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/02/20060217_daichi_e.html#at02 This page URL: http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/02/20060217_daichi_e.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 JAXA WEB SITE : http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined, and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853

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