The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced the next launch of their new updated mapping and disaster monitoring satellite.
Observation of upcoming weather disasters and phenomena may be important, but observing weather disasters as they occur, or even after it has occurred, could be just as important.
JAXA’s new mapping satellite, the ALOS-2 (Advanced Land Observation Satellite), is designed with disaster security in mind. As suggested, its actual mission profile would largely be cartography. However, with the use of its PALSAR-2, its updated L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), it would be capable of observing points of interest with more detail, regardless of progressing geological and meteorological changes on the planet.
For Japan, the ALOS-2 would most likely use its disaster monitoring system to observe tsunamis and earthquakes, before, during, and after they occur. In terms of mapping, this new satellite can record at least two to three times the amount of detail that its predecessor could, which means that it can transmit important geographical information that can be used to constantly update land data archives.
The previous ALOS was launched last January 24, 2006. Despite providing vital monitoring data during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster, it was unable to complete its assigned mapping mission due to early hardware issues. As of today, the satellite still remains in orbit, but is now officially announced as completely inoperable. The launch of ALOS-2 is set to patch these issues, to finally complete its predecessor’s original mission.
The ALOS-2 will be carried by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 24, which would then be launched from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center on May 24, 2014.
Source: JAXA
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Observation of upcoming weather disasters and phenomena may be important, but observing weather disasters as they occur, or even after it has occurred, could be just as important.
JAXA’s new mapping satellite, the ALOS-2 (Advanced Land Observation Satellite), is designed with disaster security in mind. As suggested, its actual mission profile would largely be cartography. However, with the use of its PALSAR-2, its updated L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), it would be capable of observing points of interest with more detail, regardless of progressing geological and meteorological changes on the planet.
For Japan, the ALOS-2 would most likely use its disaster monitoring system to observe tsunamis and earthquakes, before, during, and after they occur. In terms of mapping, this new satellite can record at least two to three times the amount of detail that its predecessor could, which means that it can transmit important geographical information that can be used to constantly update land data archives.
The previous ALOS was launched last January 24, 2006. Despite providing vital monitoring data during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster, it was unable to complete its assigned mapping mission due to early hardware issues. As of today, the satellite still remains in orbit, but is now officially announced as completely inoperable. The launch of ALOS-2 is set to patch these issues, to finally complete its predecessor’s original mission.
The ALOS-2 will be carried by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 24, which would then be launched from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center on May 24, 2014.
Source: JAXA
Read More: http://ift.tt/1kDwedW
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