Advanced Land Observing Satellite

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/