The Mysterious Incident Off Japan Satellite

VIVAnews -satellite tasks belonging to the Japan Space Agency (JAXA) plenary. On Thursday, may 12, 2011, the satellite was announced dead in orbit, three weeks after the incident mysterious crippling satellite.

Daici, known as Earth observation satellites (Advanced Land Observing Satellite ALOS/). The satellite was revealed on April 22, with no apparent reason. JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY repeatedly tries to establish communication with Daichi, but finally gave up.

"We decided to settled the operation by sending commands from the Earth to stop the transmitters and batteries at 10: 50 pm [time Japan] on 12 may, because we consider it unlikely again fix the communication with the satellite," said the official of the JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, such as the loaded website Space.com.

Officials said the death of Daichi (which means land) is not a pure fiasco. He added, the spacecraft was launched in January 2006 with a three-year plan of active period. Means, in 2011, it has exceeded its original targets.

Satellite Daichi served to do observations of the Earth, map the planet's natural resources, monitor and ensure the changes in the Earth, such as the encroachment of forest. According to JAXA, for five-year tenure, Daichi has managed to produce 6.5 million photos of planet Earth from an altitude of about 435 miles (700 km).


Daichi also has played a role in monitoring the disaster, help the Government respond to the natural climate, such as an earthquake. Each year, the satellite has observed about 100 areas hit by disasters all over the world.

Satellite Daichi produced many photographs the eastern coast of Japan is a very useful after dilanianda tsunami on March 11, 2011. During these observations, which ends with good in April, while the mark of death first appeared.

Officials in Japan say, JAXA will continue investigating the cause of death of Daichi in April.

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