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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