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OAS platform Detail for ALOS
platforms_id: 13279
Title:
Name: ALOS
ICES Code: 492T
Callsign:
Countries: JAPAN
Comments: ICES request for the vessel ALOS from JAPAN(JP).

Name : ALOS
Country(s) : JAPAN(JP) (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 65 Orbiting satellite
Commissioned Date : 2006-01-24
Decommissioned Date : 2011-04-22
Notes : Advanced Land Observing Satellite. Launched 2006. Power generation system failed in 2011.

Information Sources:
- http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/5

Confirmed by NOAA on 2019-02-05 (FY2019).
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Keydate: 2019-02-05 20:33:04+00
Editdate: 2019-02-05 20:33:04+00