NEC Corporation has announced its role as a primary contractor of “SHIZUKU” (GCOM-W1), the water cycle observation satellite under the direction of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
SHIZUKU launched from the Tanegashima Space Center on May 18. Now in orbit, the satellite has deployed its solar arrays and a large-scale rotating antenna (Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2: AMSR2).
In addition to NEC’s development of satellite systems, including core bus systems, the company also supported the development of ground systems (including satellite control systems and mission operation systems for data processing), assisted in launch site operations and confirmed post-launch satellite conditions. Over the next three months, NEC will continue checking satellite functions and supporting the distribution of observation data.
Going forward, NEC aims to capitalize on its state-of-the-art space technologies in order to drive the advancement of an information society that is friendly to people and the earth.
