Astronomy and Space

Advanced Land Observing Satellite

Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS), also called Daichi (a Japanese word meaning "land"), was a 3810 kg Japanese satellite launched in 2006. After five years of service, the satellite lost power and ceased communication with Earth, but remains in orbit.

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• ▸Embryo space colonization
• ▸Edward Ruscha
• ▸Hohmann transfer orbit

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