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January 28, 2006 Updated

Daichi (ALOS) completes critical phase

As previously announced, the Daichi had put itself into safety mode because of the anomaly detection. We carried out operations to have the Daichi return to normal operations, and verified that all function of the satellite are working normally. JAXA then decided to complete the critical phase at 5:00 p.m. on Janunry 28 (JST) and moved onto the initial functional verification phase.

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January 28, 2006 Updated

The critical phase of Daichi extended

At 10:51 p,m. on the 27th (JST), an anomaly detection function was activated for the data processing system and Daichi consequently put itself into safety mode.
We are currently investigating the status and cause, but other conditions such as the atttitude of the Daichi is stable.
To investigate the cause, we decided to continue the critical phase of Daichi and take all possible measures to return to normal operations.

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January 26, 2006 Updated

Deployment of the Antenna for the Phased Array Type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR)

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) started the deployment of the Antenna for the Phased Array Type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) from 10:23 a.m.(Japan Standard Time, JST), and confirmed that it had been successfully completed through telemetry data received at 12:09 p.m.(JST.)
All deployments of paddle and antennas of "Daichi"(ALOS) had been successfully completed.

The satellite is in a stable condition.

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January 25, 2006 Updated

Deployment of the Data Relay Satellite Communication Antenna (DRC) for the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS)

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) started the deployment of the Data Relay Satellite Communication Antenna (DRC) of the Daichi from 9:37 a.m., January 25 (Japan Standard Time, JST), and confirmed that it had been successfully completed through telemetry data received at 9:44 a.m. January 25 (JST).

The satellite is in a stable condition.

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January 24, 2006 Updated

Launch Result of "Daichi" (ALOS) / H-IIA F8

The H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 8 (H-IIA F8) with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi"(ALOS) onboard was launched at 10:33 a.m. on January 24, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST.) The launch vehicle flew smoothly, and, at 16 minutes and 30 seconds after liftoff, the Daichi separation was confirmed.
The Perth first mobile station in Australia started receiving signals from the ALOS at 10:52 a.m. (JST), and by those signals, JAXA confirmed that the solar array paddle deployment was successfully completed.

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January 23, 2006 Updated

Launch Postponement of the Daichi

The launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 8 (H-IIA F8) with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS) onboard has been postponed after JAXA took some extra time to investigate a malfunction discovered in one of the ground facilities which monitors the temperature of the air conditioner for the payload fairing during countdown operations.
The new launch date has been set for January 24 (Tue), 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST).
The scheduled launch time is between 10:33 thru 10:43 a.m. (JST.)
The launch was previously scheduled for January 23 (Mon), 2006 (JST.)


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January 23, 2006 Updated

January 21, 2006 Updated

The new launch day is January 23.

The scheduled launch time is between 10:33 thru 10:43 a.m. (JST) on January 23, 2006.

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January 20, 2006 Updated

JAXA will not carry out the launch of the H-IIA F8 on the 22nd

JAXA has decided that we will not carry out the launch on January 22.
The new launch day will be announced two days prior to the launch.

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January 19, 2006 Updated

Launch of the H-IIA F8 will be no earlier than January 22

JAXA has decided that we will not carry out the launch until January 21.
The new launch day will be announced two days prior to the launch.

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January 18, 2006 Updated

Launch Delay of the H-IIA F8

The launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 8 (H-IIA F8) with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite Daichi (ALOS) onboard has been postponed due to a malfunction found yesterday in a part of the launch vehicle onboard equipment. We will replace the malfunctioned part with a new one.
The launch was originally scheduled on January 19 (Thu), 2006 (Japan Standard Time) from the Tanegashima Space Center.

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January 13, 2006 Updated

Live Broadcast of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.8 (H-IIA F8) Launch

JAXA i will broadcast live the launch of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.8 (H-IIA F8) under the following schedule.
In the OO Square, you can enjoy powerful images created by Nikkei digital multi vision.
The launch date and time are subject to change due to adverse weather and other reasons.

*We would like to thank Nikkei Notio for its cooperation in the use of the Nikkei digital multi vision.