This H-2A rocket body was used to launch the ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite, also known as Daichi) satellite. The Japanese (JAXA) remote sensing craft carries three instruments for cartographic and natural resource monitoring.
Alternate Names
ALOS H2A Rocket
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 2006-01-24
Launch Vehicle: H-2A
Launch Site: Tanegashima, Japan