ADEOS-II data distribution

Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II) is planned to be launched in November 2002 by, National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) with the NASDA H-IIA rocket. The major purposes of the ADEOS-II mission are to advance the Earth observation technologies and to provide the global observation data succeeding to the ADEOS mission. These data will contribute to the study of the global climate and environmental changes which are, taken an increasing concern in all over the world. ADEOS-II carries five Earth observing sensors that accumulate global data 24. hours a day. ADEOS-II will also load Data Collection System (DCS), which is compatible with the ARGOS system being operated with NOAA meteorological satellites. DCS onboard ADEOS-II also collects global oceanic observation data with buoys. The observed raw data of - ADEOS-II down-linked to NASDA Earth Observation Center (EOC) or foreign ground stations (Kiruna, Alaska, and Wallops) will be processed to level-0 and delivered to sensor providers mainly with on-line manner. Data acquisition and downlink will be done in a orbit-by-orbit manner with ADEOS-II onboard recorders for near real time data application. Each sensor provider will perform level-1, 2, and 3 processing to create the science products and the products will be archived and delivered to the users.