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The AMSR series website (AMSRs web) has been launched to provide information on GCOM-W/AMSR2 (2012-present), Aqua/AMSR-E (2002-2011), ADEOS-II/AMSR (2002-2003), and GOSAT-GW/AMSR3, which is scheduled to be launched in JFY 2023. The latest information is available on the new site below.

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Specification and Products

【Satellite: Main Characteristics of GCOM-W 】

GCOM-W1(Water)

Main Characteristics of GCOM-W
Item	Specification
Mission Instrument	Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2)
Mission Life	5 years
Launch	May 18,2012 H-IIA
Weight	1910kg
Dimension	Dual solar- paddle design 5.1m (X)×17.5m (Y)×3.4m (Z)
Orbit	Sun-synchronous
Altitude	699.6km
Inclination	98.186deg.
Local sum time at Ascending node	13:30 ±15 minutes

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