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Advanced Land Observation Satellite

Orbiter
Advanced Land Observing Satellite, also called Daichi, was a 3810 kg Japanese satellite launched in 2006. After five years of service, the satellite lost power and ceased communication with Earth, but remains in orbit. Wikipedia
Orbit height: 430 mi
Cost: 62.4 billion JPY (2012)
Launch date: January 23, 2006 at 8:33 PM EST
Manufacturers: Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba, and NEC
COSPAR ID: 2006-002A
Dimensions: 8.9 m × 27.4 m × 6.2 m (29 ft × 90 ft × 20 ft)
Launch mass: 3,810 kg (8,400 lb)