DAICHI-2 (ALOS-2)Completion of Critical Operation Phase
May 27,
2014
The
Japan
Aerospace
Exploration
Agency
(JAXA)
confirmed
via
telemetry
that the
attitude
control
system
of the
Advanced
Land
Observing
Satellite
"DAICHI-2"
(ALOS-2)
shifted
to the
regular
operation
mode.
With
this
confirmation,
scheduled
important
operations
of the
critical
phase
including
the
deployment
of
antennas
for
direct
communications
and
mission
instruments
were all
achieved,
thus the
critical
operation
phase*1
of the
DAICHI-2
was
completed
at 4:00
p.m. on
May 27,
2014
(Japan
Standard
Time.)
The
satellite
is now
in a
stable
condition.
The
satellite
will
move to
the
initial
functional
verification
operation
phase*2
to
verify
the
function
of the
satellite
onboard
instruments
for
about
two and
half
months.
We
would
like to
express
our
sincere
appreciation
to all
the
parties
and
personnel
concerned
for
their
support
and
cooperation
with the
DAICHI-2
(ALOS-2)
launch
and
tracking
control
operations.
*1
Critical
operation
phase
The
critical
operation
phase
is a
period
from
the
separation
from
the
launch
vehicle
till
the
stabilization
of
the
satellite
attitude
for
regular
operations
by
the
satellite
attitude
control
system
after
the
deployment
of
the
solar
array
paddles
as
well
as
communication
and
mission
equipment
antennas.
