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ALOS-4
Japanese synthetic-aperture radar satellite. ALOS-4 was launched on July 1, 2024 aboard a H3-22S from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2024-123ANORAD 60182Japan
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Daichi-4
- Common name
- ALOS-4
- Payload designation
- ALOS-4
- International designator
- 2024-123A
- NORAD catalog number
- 60182
- GCAT identifier
- S60182
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1240
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- NASDA RS
- Owner
- JAXA
- Country
- Japan
- Builder
- Mitsubishi Electric Co.
- Platform (bus)
- ALOS
Launch
- Date
- July 1, 2024 · 03:06 UTC
- Launch record
- 2024-123Success
- Rocket
- H3-22S
- Spaceport
- Tanegashima · pad Y2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 609 km
- Apogee
- 612 km
- Inclination
- 97.87°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Jul 1, 2024
Size
- Mass
- 2,900 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.60 m
- Span
- 16.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q22131682 (CC0).