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(3) Earth observation satellites of Japan and the world
 
 
There are many kinds of Earth observation satellites. They are distinguished by their equipped sensors. For example, sensors with specifications of a swath width of 185km and a spatial resolution of 30m recognize objects more than 30mx30m in size in an 185km-wide area.
 
Some Earth observation satellites are listed below.
1. Japan's Earth observation satellites
* Momo-1(Marine observing satellite, MOS-1/1b)
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Optical sensor, passive micro wave sensor
* Fuyo-1 (Japanese earth resources satellite, JERS-1)
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Optical sensor, active micro wave sensor
* Midori-1(Advanced earth observing satellite, ADEOS)
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Optical sensor, Passive micro wave sensor
* Midori-2(Advanced earth observing satellite, ADEOSII)
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Optical sensor, passive micro wave sensor
* Daichi(Advanced land observing satellite, ALOS)
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Optical sensor, active micro wave sensor

2. International satellites equipped with Japanese sensors
* Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission, TRMM)
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Active micro wave sensor
* Aqua
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Passive micro wave sensor
3. International satellites
* Landsat (USA)
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Optical sensor
* SPOT (France) 
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Optical sensor
* IRS (India)
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Optical sensor, etc
* Envisat (ESA)
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Active micro wave sensor
* RADARSAT (Canada) 
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Active micro wave sensor, etc
* IKONOS
Optical sensor
* Quickbird
Optical sensor
* OrbView 3
Optical sensor
 
 
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