ISS/JEM Mission

Objectives and Applications

Scientific experiments on orbit.

Mission Summary

Full Name
International Space Station/Japanese Experiment Mo
aka Kibo
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
10 Sep 2009
Mission Links
EOL Date
19 Jan 2011
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
93 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
51.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
407 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

CIRC (ISS/JEM) - Compact InfraRed Camera (ISS/JEM)
SMILES - Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereOzone SMILES
Trace gases (excluding ozone) SMILES
LandSurface temperature (land) CIRC (ISS/JEM)
Multi-purpose imagery (land) CIRC (ISS/JEM)

OpenSearch Datasets

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