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Advanced Land Observing Satellite

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The Advanced Land Observing Satellite, also called Daichi, was a Japanese Earth observation satellite with a mass of about 3,810 kilograms, launched in 2006. After roughly five years in service, the satellite lost power and stopped communicating with ground controllers, though it remains in orbit. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Lost 1
Launch Date
2006-01-24 2
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1. Advanced Land Observing Satellite (Wikipedia)
After five years of service, the satellite lost power and ceased communication with Earth, but remains in orbitView the Source
2. Wikidata: Advanced Land Observing Satellite
Wikidata Q49480, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: Advanced Land Observing Satellite
In Group: Earth Observation Satellites, lead sentence: Japanese Earth-observing satellite (ALOS/Daichi)View the Source
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