Takhasi Hamazaki 
  
4 DEVELOPMENT STATUS 
Technology development with ALOS Mechanical Test Model (MTM), Thermal Test Model (TTM), and Electrical 
Engineering Model (EM) has almost completed. Fabrication and test for flight model components has already been 
started. System level Critical Design Review (CDR) will be held in November 2000. Final Proto-Flight Test for 
system flight model will be completed by April 2002. Overview of MTM is shown in Fig.5. 
5 DATA AVAILABILITY 
After the data reception, raw data is processed and distributed by NASDA and foreign regional data node organization 
in U.S., Europe, and Oceania. ALOS data will be widely distributed and available. Especially for research and public 
use, NASDA is planning to distribute ALOS data in low cost. Data distribution and pricing policy is under discussion. 
REFERENCES 
1. Space Activities Commission, “Fundamental Policy of Japan's Space Activities", 1996. 
2. Yuji Osawa, Kenichi Toda, Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Takashi Hamazaki, and Hideo Takamatsu, Advanced Land 
Observing Satellite (ALOS) Mission Objectives and Payloads, Proceedings of the MOMS symposium, Koeln, Germany, 
1995. 
3. Takashi Hamazaki, Overview of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS): Its Mission Requirements, Sensors, 
and Satellite System, ISPRS Joint Workshop “Sensors and Mapping from Space 1999”, Hanover, Germany, 1999. 
4. Takashi Hamazaki and Toshibumi Sakata, Japanese Earth Observation Satellite Program and Its Potential 
Contribution to IAEA Safeguards Activities, Journal of Nuclear Materials Management, Vol. XXVII, Number2, pp25- 
28, 1999, 
  
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