JERS-1

Japanese Earth Resources Satellite 1 (JERS-1) was a satellite launched in 1992 by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA, now part of JAXA). It carried three instruments:

An L-band (HH polarization) synthetic aperture radar (SAR);
A nadir-pointing optical camera (OPS);
A side-looking optical camera (AVNIR).

The satellite had a designated lifespan of only two years, however the mission was extended and it operated until 1998. Jers-1 re-entered the Earth's atmosphere in 2001.^[2] The satellite was used to map the largest of Earth's forests and observe coastal regions.^[3]

References

^ "JERS-1 Satellite Mission Summary". The CEOS Database. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
^ "JERS-1". NASA Earthdata. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
^ "JERS-1". www.eoportal.org. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

ESA third party missions overview

[1] "JERS-1 Satellite Mission Summary". The CEOS Database. Retrieved 14 March 2025.

[2] "JERS-1". NASA Earthdata. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

[3] "JERS-1". www.eoportal.org. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

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