Japanese Earth Observation Satellites

Japanese Earth Observation Satellites JAPANESE

Geosynchronous Meteolological Satellite (GMS)

GMS is familiar in Japan as HIMAWARI(Sunflower).

(Japan,1984,SC#1564)

Asian countries use Meteolological Images from GMS.
　 (Korea South,1990,SC#1572)

MT-SAT 1R
On Feb. 2005, MT-SAT 1R(Himawari 6) was launched from Tanegashima by H-2A launch vehicle.
　 (Japan, 2005)

Advanced Earth Observation Satellite (MIDORI)

ADEOS gathered huge data during about one year, but when its Solar Voltair Panel had broken, it losed all functions.

(Japan,1992,Partialy zoomed SC#2134)

Other Earth Observation Satellites ; Marine Observation Satellite MOS (MOMO =Peach)、Japanese Earth Resources Satellite JERS (FUYO), Advanced Land Observation Satellite ALOS（Daichi）.
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