MOS-1 (satellite)

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Marine Observation Satellite-1
NamesMOS-1, Momo-1
Mission typeEarth observation
Operator NASDA
COSPAR ID 1987-018A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 17527
Mission durationPlanned: 2 years
Final: 8 years, 9 months, 9 days
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer NEC [1]
Launch mass750 kg [2]
Start of mission
Launch date19 February 1987
01:23:00 UTC [3]
Rocket N-II (N-16F) [4]
Launch site Tanegashima LC-N
ContractorNASDA
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
Deactivated29 November 1995
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-synchronous
Perigee altitude 909 km [5]
Apogee altitude 909 km
Inclination 99.1°
Period 103.2 minutes

Marine Observation Satellite-1 (MOS-1), also known as Momo-1, was Japan's first Earth observation satellite. It was launched on 19 February 1987 on a N-II rocket from Tanegashima Space Center and was operated by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). It is in a polar orbit at roughly 900 km altitude, but was decommissioned on 29 November 1995.

Contents

Instruments

It has four instruments:

References

  1. Ninomiya, Keiken (2005). Nebylov, Alexander (ed.). Automatic Control in Aerospace 2004. Proceedings of the 16th IFAC Symposium, Volume 1. Elsevier. p. 199. ISBN   0-08-044013-4.
  2. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1987-018A - 24 January 2020
  3. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1987-018A - 24 January 2020
  4. "JAXA | N-II Launch Vehicle".
  5. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1987-018A - 24 January 2020
  6. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayExperiment.action?spacecraftId=1987-018A - 24 January 2020
  7. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayExperiment.action?spacecraftId=1987-018A - 24 January 2020