| CEOS EO HANDBOOK – AGENCY SUMMARY
- JAXA
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Agency Name Full
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 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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CEOS Member
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yes
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Agency Country
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 Japan
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Agency Website
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http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html
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Agency Mission Timeline
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click here
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Agency Series
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| Series | Missions |
ADEOS | ADEOS , ADEOS-II |
| ALOS | ALOS, ALOS-2 , ALOS-3, ALOS-4 |
| GCOM | GCOM-W, GCOM-C |
| GMS | GMS-3, GMS-4, GMS-5 |
| GOSAT | GOSAT, GOSAT-2, GOSAT-GW |
| MOS | MOS-1, MOS-1B |
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 Current Missions
timeline
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| Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
Aqua | 04 May 2002 | Sep 2026 | | AIRS, AMSR-E, AMSU-A, CERES, HSB, MODIS |
| GOSAT | 23 Jan 2009 | Dec 2025 | | TANSO-CAI, TANSO-FTS |
| GCOM-W | 18 May 2012 | Dec 2025 | | AMSR2 |
| GPM Core | 27 Feb 2014 | Sep 2026 | | DPR, GMI |
| ALOS-2 | 24 May 2014 | Dec 2025 | | CIRC, PALSAR-2, SPAISE2 (AIS) |
| GCOM-C | 23 Dec 2017 | Dec 2025 | | SGLI |
| GOSAT-2 | 29 Oct 2018 | Dec 2025 | | TANSO-CAI-2, TANSO-FTS-2 |
| EarthCARE | 28 May 2024 | 31 May 2027 | | ATLID, BBR (EarthCARE), CPR (EarthCARE), MSI (EarthCARE) |
| ALOS-4 | 01 Jul 2024 | 30 Jun 2031 | | PALSAR-3, SPAISE3 (AIS) |
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Approved Missions
timeline
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Planned Missions
timeline
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Considered Missions
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None.
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Completed Missions
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| Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
| GMS-3 | 03 Aug 1984 | 22 Jun 1995 | | - |
| MOS-1 | 19 Feb 1987 | 29 Nov 1995 | | MESSR, MSR, VTIR |
| GMS-4 | 06 Sep 1989 | 01 Jun 1995 | | DCS (JAXA), GMS Comms, VISSR (GMS-4) |
| MOS-1B | 07 Feb 1990 | 17 Apr 1996 | | DCS (JAXA), MESSR, MSR, VTIR |
| JERS-1 | 11 Feb 1992 | 12 Oct 1998 | | JERS-1 Comms, L-band SAR, OPS |
| GMS-5 | 18 Mar 1995 | 01 Jun 2005 | | DCS (JAXA), GMS Comms, VISSR (GMS-5) |
| ADEOS | 17 Aug 1996 | 30 Jun 1997 | | ADEOS Comms, AVNIR, ILAS, IMG, NSCAT, OCTS, POLDER, RIS, SEM (JAXA), TOMS |
| TRMM | 27 Nov 1997 | 08 Apr 2015 | | CERES, LIS, PR, TMI, VIRS |
| ADEOS-II | 14 Dec 2002 | 25 Oct 2003 | | ADEOS Comms, AMSR, GLI, ILAS-II, POLDER-2, SeaWinds |
| ALOS | 24 Jan 2006 | 22 Apr 2011 | | AVNIR-2, PALSAR, PRISM |
| ISS/JEM | 10 Sep 2009 | 19 Jan 2011 | | CIRC (ISS/JEM), SMILES |
| ALOS-3 | 07 Mar 2023 | 07 Mar 2023 | | OPS (Pan, Multi) |
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Operational Instruments
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Prototype Instruments
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None.
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Instruments Being Developed
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Approved Instruments
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Proposed Instruments
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None.
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TBD Instruments
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None.
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No Longer Operational Instruments
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| Instrument | Mission(s) |
ADEOS Comms | ADEOS, ADEOS-II |
| AMSR | ADEOS-II |
| AMSR-E | Aqua |
| AVNIR | ADEOS |
| AVNIR-2 | ALOS |
| CIRC (ISS/JEM) | ISS/JEM |
| DCS (JAXA) | GMS-4, MOS-1B, GMS-5 |
| GLI | ADEOS-II |
| GMS Comms | GMS-4, GMS-5 |
ILAS | ADEOS |
| ILAS-II | ADEOS-II |
| IMG | ADEOS |
| JERS-1 Comms | JERS-1 |
| L-band SAR | JERS-1 |
| MESSR | MOS-1B, MOS-1 |
| MSR | MOS-1B, MOS-1 |
| OCTS | ADEOS |
| OPS | JERS-1 |
| OPS (Pan, Multi) | ALOS-3 |
| PALSAR | ALOS |
| POLDER | ADEOS |
| POLDER-2 | ADEOS-II |
| PR | TRMM |
| PRISM | ALOS |
| RIS | ADEOS |
| SEM (JAXA) | ADEOS |
| SMILES | ISS/JEM |
| TOMS | Meteor-3 N5, TOMS-EP, ADEOS, NIMBUS-7, QuikTOMS |
| VISSR (GMS-4) | GMS-4 |
| VISSR (GMS-5) | GMS-5 |
| VTIR | MOS-1B, MOS-1 |
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