About AMSR  › AMSR misson overview › Launches of ADEOS-II and EOS Aqua
Instrument specifications and general summaries of the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR), and its sister instrument, the AMSR for EOS (AMSR-E), which were developed by JAXA, are described.

Outline of AMSR Mission

Launches of ADEOS-II and EOS Aqua

Fig. 1.3.1 The launch of ADEOS-II installed on H-IIA F4 at Tanegashima Space Center on Dec. 14, 2002

Fig. 1.3.1
The launch of ADEOS-II installed
on H-IIA F4
at Tanegashima Space Center
on Dec. 14, 2002
Fig. 1.3.2 Aqua installed on DELTA II several hours before launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base on May 4, 2002

Fig. 1.3.2
Aqua installed on DELTA II
several hours before launch
at Vandenberg Air Force Base
on May 4, 2002