27597 - Midori II

Adeos 2, also known as Midori 2 is a Japanese (NASDA) remote sensing spacecraft that was launched by a H-2 rocket from Tanegashima Space Flight Center at 01:31 UT on 14 December 2002. The 3.7 tonne (with fuel), 5 kW spacecraft has the dimensions of 4 m x 4 m x 5 m, and has a single solar panel of 0.3 m x 24 m. It carries five instruments to monitor the global climate trends.

Alternate Names

Adeos II

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2002-12-14
Launch Vehicle: H-2
Launch Site: Tanegashima, Japan