ALOS

Japanese synthetic-aperture radar satellite launched in 2006
Vehicle synthetic_aperture_radar_satellite Q49480
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ALOS

Summary

ALOS is a synthetic aperture radar satellite[1]. ALOS draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (synthetic_aperture_radar_satellite category, ranking #8 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • ALOS is in the country of Japan[3].
  • ALOS's image is recorded as JAXA advanced land observing satelite.jpg[4].
  • ALOS's instance of is recorded as synthetic aperture radar satellite[5].
  • ALOS's operator is recorded as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency[6].
  • ALOS's followed by is recorded as ALOS-2[7].
  • ALOS's manufacturer is recorded as NEC[8].
  • ALOS's manufacturer is recorded as Toshiba[9].
  • ALOS's manufacturer is recorded as Mitsubishi Electric[10].
  • ALOS's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2006-002A[11].
  • ALOS's Commons category is recorded as ALOS[12].
  • ALOS's space launch vehicle is recorded as H-IIA[13].
  • ALOS's SCN is recorded as 28931[14].
  • ALOS's country of origin is recorded as Japan[15].
  • ALOS's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[16].
  • ALOS's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[17].
  • ALOS's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2006-01-24T00:00:00Z[18].
  • ALOS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08hpgx[19].
  • ALOS's service retirement is recorded as +2011-05-12T00:00:00Z[20].
  • ALOS's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[21].
  • ALOS's significant event is recorded as loss of signal[22].
  • ALOS's significant event is recorded as spacecraft decommissioning[23].
  • ALOS's official website is recorded as https://www.satnavi.jaxa.jp/ja/project/alos/[24].
  • ALOS's launch contractor is recorded as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[25].
  • ALOS's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar[26].
  • ALOS's start point is recorded as Yoshinobu Launch Complex Launch Pad 1[27].

Why It Matters

ALOS draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (synthetic_aperture_radar_satellite category, ranking #8 of 11).[2] ALOS has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ALOS is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . directory.eoportal.org. directory.eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . directory.eoportal.org. directory.eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . directory.eoportal.org. directory.eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . space.oscar.wmo.int. space.oscar.wmo.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . space.com. space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . space.com. space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . space.com. space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . space.oscar.wmo.int. space.oscar.wmo.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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