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JERS 1

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Launch date
  
11 February 1992

Manufacturer
  
JAXA

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Operator
  
National Space Development Agency of Japan

Similar
  
Advanced Land Obs, Radarsat‑1, ADEOS I, MOS‑1, ALOS‑2

Japanese Earth Resources Satellite 1 (JERS-1) was a satellite launched in 1992 by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (at that time also known as "NASDA", now "JAXA"). It carried three instruments:

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  • An L-band (HH polarization) synthetic aperture radar (SAR);
  • A nadir-pointing optical camera (OPS);
  • A side-looking optical camera (AVNIR).

    • The satellite operated until 1998 and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere in 2001.

    JERS-1 JERS Fuyo Gunter39s Space Page

    JERS-1 JERS1 eoPortal Directory Satellite Missions

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    References

    JERS-1 Wikipedia
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