Advanced Land Observing Satellite "DAICHI" (ALOS)

The ALOS is one of Earth observation satellites, aimed at obtaining data useful for topography and land use.
It was launched aboard the H-IIA launch vehicle on January 24,2006.
Since its launch, DAICHI's observation data has been used in various areas including disaster mitigation through observing regions damaged by earthquakes, tsunami, or typhoons, as well as carrying out forest monitoring,natural environment maintenance, agriculture, and compiling a 1/25,000 topographical map.

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System Integration JAXA

01

Data Relay Satellite Communication Antenna ■ Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

02

Technical Data Acquisition Equipment (TEDA) ■ MEISEI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

04

Satellite Bus [Data Processing System]
■ NEC Corporation

[Communication System]
■ NEC Corporation
■ Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

[Power System]
■ Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

[Guidance and Control System]
■ TOSHIBA CORPORATION
■ Mitsubishi Precision Co., Ltd

[Thermal System]
■ NEC Corporation

[Propulsion]
■ IHI Corporation
■ IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd.

[Structures]
■ NEC Corporation
■ NIPPI Corporation

[Instrumentation]
■ NEC Corporation

05

AVNIR-2 ■ MEISEI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

03

PALSAR ■ NEC Corporation
■ TOSHIBA CORPORATION
■ MEISEI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

06

PRISM ■ NEC Corporation

07

Solar Array Paddle ■ NEC Corporation

08

Ground System
(Data Processing System)
(Command and Telemetry) [Data Processing System]
■ NEC Corporation

[Command System]
■ Fujitsu Limited

[Telemetry System]
■ Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

09

Ground System
(Tracking and Control) ■ TIS Solution Link Inc.
■ Fujitsu Limited
■ NEC Corporation

System Integration JAXA
Data Relay Satellite Communication Antenna ■ Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Technical Data Acquisition Equipment (TEDA) ■ MEISEI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Satellite Bus [Data Processing System]
■ NEC Corporation

[Communication System]
■ NEC Corporation
■ Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

[Power System]
■ Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

[Guidance and Control System]
■ TOSHIBA CORPORATION
■ Mitsubishi Precision Co., Ltd

[Thermal System]
■ NEC Corporation

[Propulsion]
■ IHI Corporation
■ IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd.

[Structures]
■ NEC Corporation
■ NIPPI Corporation

[Instrumentation]
■ NEC Corporation
AVNIR-2 ■ MEISEI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
PALSAR ■ NEC Corporation
■ TOSHIBA CORPORATION
■ MEISEI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
PRISM ■ NEC Corporation
Solar Array Paddle ■ NEC Corporation
Ground System
(Data Processing System)
(Command and Telemetry) [Data Processing System]
■ NEC Corporation

[Command System]
■ Fujitsu Limited

[Telemetry System]
■ Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Ground System
(Tracking and Control) ■ TIS Solution Link Inc.
■ Fujitsu Limited
■ NEC Corporation
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