BackForward Satellite Programme: Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (original name: “Midori”) 

Programme details
Programme description
Data circulation
  • Onboard stored or real-time data downlinked to several stations belonging to JAXA or connected to the JAXA Earth Observation Center (EOC) (one being Kiruna).
  • Data processing and distribution from the JAXA Earth Observation Data Analysis Research Center (EORC) or the establishments of the instrument providers.
Agencies JAXA
Programme lifetime 1996 - 2003
Associated satellites and instruments

Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned