Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
Suomi NPP data announcement
The Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) was developed to contribute to the fields of mapping, precise regional land-coverage observation, disaster monitoring, and resource surveying.
Data Center
ASF DAAC
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Instruments Aboard ALOS
| Instrument Name | Operational Date(s) | Spectral Resolution | Type of Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer Type 2 (AVNIR-2) | 2006 - 2011 | Band 1: 0.42 to 0.50 micrometers |
Spectrometer/Radiometer |
| Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) | 2006 - 2011 | None |
Imaging Radar |
| Portable Remote Imaging Spectrometer (PRISM) | image spectrometer: 350 to 1050 nm; 246 bands in approximately 2.85-nm intervals spot spectrometers: 1240 and 1640 nm |
Spectrometer/Radiometer |
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