CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- EGS
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Full Name
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(Experimental Geodetic Satellite)
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Status
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Operational (nominal)
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Mission Agencies
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JAXA
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Launch Date
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12 Aug 1986
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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Aug 2046
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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116 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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N/A
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Orbit Inclination
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50 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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1488 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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EGS is a Japanese (JAXA, formerly NASDA) passive satellite for a geodetic mission. The primary objective was performance confirmation of the H-1 launch vehicle. The long term objective of EGS is the provision of long-range geodetic applications aimed at rectifying Japan's domestic geodetic triangular network, determining the exact position of many Japanese islands and establishing Japan's geodetic point of origin.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
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