GCOM-W1 satellite

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Global_Precipitation_Measurement
gptkbp:collection 2022-05-18
2012-07-04
passive microwave remote sensing
gptkbp:community climatologists
gptkbp:controls reaction wheels
gptkbp:cooling_system passive and active systems
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:data_type gptkb:HDF5
microwave radiometry
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:design 5 years
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:JAXA
gptkbp:end_of_life 2022-05-18
gptkbp:frequency X-band
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:Shikoku_Ground_Station
GCOM-W Ground Segment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GCOM-W1 satellite
gptkbp:image_processing daily
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:AMSR2
gptkbp:launch_date 2012-05-18
gptkbp:launch_mass 1,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_price $100 million
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Tanegashima_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:mass 1,000 kg
gptkbp:mission_duration 10 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Earth_observation
gptkbp:operational_status operational
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Japan_Aerospace_Exploration_Agency
gptkbp:orbit_type Sun-synchronous orbit
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 98.2 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 100 minutes
gptkbp:payload_capacity 300 kg
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:primary_mission monitor precipitation and soil moisture
gptkbp:products precipitation data
soil moisture data
atmospheric pressure data
land surface temperature data
sea surface temperature data
cloud liquid water data
frozen ground data
radiative energy data
snow water equivalent data
water vapor data
gptkbp:provides_information_on open access
gptkbp:purpose monitoring global water cycle
gptkbp:resolution 25 km
gptkbp:scientific_goals climate change research
gptkbp:successor gptkb:GCOM-W2
gptkbp:track gptkb:GPS
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tanegashima_Space_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4