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Alos - 1&2

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ALOS-1 was launched on the 24th of January 2006 from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan and is operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

 

ALOS-1 (also known as PALSAR) has three remote-sensing instruments which makes this satellite unique – PRISM, AVNIR-2 and PALSAR. The Japanese name for this satellite is “DAICHI”.

PRISM is a panchromatic radiometer capable of high resolution imagery to obtain terrain data including elevation. AVNIR-2 provides for better spatial resolution and is a visible, near-infrared radiometer. PALSAR is an active microwave sensor, L-band type Synthetic Aperture Radar, which allows for day or night land observation and is cloud free.

ALOS-2 (“DAICHI-2”), is a follow-on mission from ALOS-1. This satellite was launched on the 24st of May 2014 with enhanced capabilities. ALOS-2 has a spotlight mode (1 to 3m) and a high resolution mode (3m to 10m). This allows for comprehensive monitoring of disasters by providing users with more details than its predecessor.

The state-of-the-art L-band Synthetic aperture Radar aboard ALOS-2 is an active microwave radar using the 1.2 GHz frequency range, having enhanced performance as compared to PALSAR. The ALOS-2 is also capable of observing Earth during day or night and in all weather conditions.

The observation frequency of ALOS-2 will be improved by greatly expanding the observable range of the satellite by up to 3 times through an improvement in observable areas (from 870km to 2,320 km) as well as giving ALOS-2 a right and left looking function.

ALOS-1/PALSAR

ALOS-2

ALOS-2 Features & Benefits

  • More comprehensive monitoring of land and coastal areas.
  • High-achieving, wide swath width and excellent image quality meaning better quality data.
  • Spotlight mode of 1-3m compared to PALSAR.
  • Higher resolution of 3-10m compared to PALSAR.
  • Left and right look function provides improved and flexible data capture.

ALOS-2 Technical Specifications

Specification

Details

Modes

Spotlight

Strip Map

Scan SAR

Nominal resolution

Spotlight 1-3m

Strip Map 3-10m

ScanSAR: 100m

Swath width

Spotlight: 25km

Strip Map: 50-70km

ScanSAR: 350 or 490km

Band

L-Band

Polarisation

SP: HH or VV or HV

DP: HH+HV or VV+VH

FP: HH+HV+VH+VV

Incidence angles

Maneuverable between 8 and 70 degrees

Nominal Look Direction

Left or Right

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