ADEOS Mission

IdentifieradeosNamesAdvanced Earth Observing SatelliteADEOSAliasesmidori About identifiers
SeriesADEOSadeos

Objectives and Applications

An earth observation satellite acquiring global-scale observation data such as maritime meteorological conditions, atmospheric ozone, and gases that promote global warming.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Advanced Earth Observing Satellite
aka Midori
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
JAXA, CNES, MITI (Japan), MOE (Japan), NASA
Launch Date
17 Aug 1996
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
30 Jun 1997
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
100.92 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.59 deg
Orbit Altitude
797 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:50
Repeat Cycle
41 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

ADEOS Comms - Communications package for ADEOS adeos_adeos-comms
AVNIR - Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometor adeos_avnir
ILAS - Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer adeos_ilas
IMG - Inferometric Monitor of Greenhouse gases adeos_img
NSCAT - NASA Scatterometer adeos_nscat
OCTS - Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner adeos_octs
POLDER - POLarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances adeos_polder
RIS - Retroreflector in Space adeos_ris
SEM (JAXA) - Space Environment Monitor (JAXA) adeos_sem-jaxa
TOMS - Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer adeos_toms

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols ILAS, POLDER
Atmospheric Humidity Fields POLDER
Ozone ILAS, TOMS
Trace gases (excluding ozone) ILAS, TOMS
Atmospheric Temperature Fields IMG
LandAlbedo and reflectance AVNIR, POLDER
Landscape topography AVNIR
Vegetation AVNIR, POLDER
Surface temperature (land) IMG
Multi-purpose imagery (land) AVNIR, POLDER
OceanOcean colour/biology OCTS
Ocean topography/currents OCTS
Surface temperature (ocean) OCTS

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