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Satellite operator · Japan

JAXA

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, operator of Earth-observation and greenhouse-gas monitoring satellites such as GOSAT and the ALOS series.

Operator1 satellite & constellations in graph

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Satellites and constellations operated by JAXA that are modelled in this encyclopedia.

  • GOSAT (Ibuki)—

    Japan's greenhouse-gases observing satellite — the first satellite dedicated to monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane from space — operated by JAXA with Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies.

    OperatorJAXA / NIESOrbitSun-synchronousLaunched2009

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  • JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency

    Japanese missions (Hayabusa, Akatsuki) and space science.