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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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