PALSAR-2 Acquisition Plan (v. 4/2024)
Descending - JAPAN
(Day: Localtime 12.00 p.m) paths
ALOS-2 launch: May, 2014.
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Note: Coloured polygons indicate regions scheduled for acquisition.
It may be changed due to operation restrictions, emergency observations etc.
 CYCLE_02 / 04-Aug.-2014 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 CYCLE_03 / 18-Aug.-2014 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 CYCLE_04 / 01-Sep.-2014 Any mode |
 CYCLE_05 / 15-Sep.-2014 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 CYCLE_06 / 29-Sep.-2014 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 CYCLE_07 / 13-Oct.-2014 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 CYCLE_08 / 27-Oct.-2014 Any mode |
 CYCLE_09 / 10-Nov.-2014 U2(6)L 29.1° |
 CYCLE_10 / 24-Nov.-2014 U2(7)L 32.4° |
 CYCLE_11 / 08-Dec.-2014 W2(2)L 26.2°-41.8° |
 CYCLE_12 / 22-Dec.-2014 U2(8)L 35.4° |
 CYCLE_13 / 05-Jan.-2015 U2(9)L 38.2° |
 CYCLE_14 / 19-Jan.-2015 W2(2)L 26.2°-41.8° |
 CYCLE_15 / 02-Feb.-2015 Any mode |
 CYCLE_16 / 16-Feb.-2015 U3(10)R 40.6° |
 CYCLE_17 / 02-Mar.-2015 U3(11)R 42.7° |
 CYCLE_18 / 16-Mar.-2015 U3(12)R 44.7° |
 CYCLE_19 / 30-Mar.-2015 U3(13)R 46.4° |
 CYCLE_20 / 13-Apr.-2015 U3(14)R 48° |
 CYCLE_21 / 27-Apr.-2015 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 CYCLE_22 /11-May-2015 Any mode |
 CYCLE_23 / 25-May-2015 U3(10)L 40.6° |
 CYCLE_24 / 08-Jun.-2015 U3(11)L 42.7° |
 CYCLE_25 / 22-Jun.-2015 U3(12)L 44.7° |
 CYCLE_26 / 06-Jul.-2015 U3(13)L 46.4° |
 CYCLE_27 / 20-Jul.-2015 U3(14)L 48° |
 CYCLE_28 / 03-Aug.-2015 Any mode |
 CYCLE_29 / 17-Aug.-2015 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 CYCLE_30 / 31-Aug.-2015 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 CYCLE_31 / 14-Sep.-2015 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 CYCLE_32 / 28-Sep.-2015 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 CYCLE_33 / 12-Oct.-2015 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 CYCLE_34 / 26-Oct.-2015 Any mode |
 CYCLE_35 / 09-Nov.-2015 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 CYCLE_36 / 23-Nov.-2015 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 CYCLE_37 / 07-Dec.-2015 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 CYCLE_38 / 21-Dec.-2015 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 CYCLE_39 / 04-Jan.-2016 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 CYCLE_40 / 18-Jan.-2016 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 CYCLE_41 / 01-Feb.-2016 Any mode |
 CYCLE_42 / 15-Feb.-2016 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 CYCLE_43 / 29-Feb.-2016 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 CYCLE_44 / 14-Mar.-2016 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 CYCLE_45 / 28-Mar.-2016 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 CYCLE_46 / 11-Apr.-2016 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 CYCLE_47 / 25-Apr.-2016 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 CYCLE_48 / 09-May-2016 Any mode |
 CYCLE_49 / 23-May-2016 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 CYCLE_50 / 06-Jun.-2016 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 CYCLE_51 / 20-Jun.-2016 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 CYCLE_52 / 04-Jul.-2016 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 CYCLE_53 / 18-Jul.-2016 Any mode |
 Cycle 54/ 01-Aug.-2016 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 55/ 15-Aug.-2016 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 56/ 29-Aug.-2016 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 57/ 12-Sep.-2016 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 58/ 26-Sep.-2016 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 Cycle 59/ 10-Oct.-2016 Any mode |
 Cycle 60/ 24-Oct.-2016 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 61/ 07-Nov.-2016 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 62/ 21-Nov.-2016 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 63/ 05-Dec.-2016 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 64/ 19-Dec.-2016 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 Cycle 65/ 02-Jan.-2017 Any mode |
 Cycle 66/ 16-Jan.-2017 Any mode |
 Cycle 67/ 30-Jan.-2017 Any mode |
 Cycle 68/ 13-Feb.-2017 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 69/ 27-Feb.-2017 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 70/ 13-Mar.-2017 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 71/ 27-Mar.-2017 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 72/ 10-Apr.-2017 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 Cycle 73/ 24-Apr.-2017 Any mode |
 Cycle 74/ 08-May-2017 Any mode |
 Cycle 75/ 22-May-2017 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 76/ 05-Jun.-2017 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 77/ 19-Jun.-2017 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 78/ 03-Jul.-2017 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 79/ 17-Jul.-2017 Any mode |
 Cycle 80 / 31-Jul.-2017 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 81 / 14-Aug.-2017 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 82 / 28-Aug.-2017 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 83 / 11-Sep.-2017 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 84 / 25-Sep.-2017 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 Cycle 85 / 09-Oct.-2017 Any mode |
 Cycle 86 / 23-Oct.-2017 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 87 / 06-Nov.-2017 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 88 / 20-Nov.-2017 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 89 / 04-Dec.-2017 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 90 / 18-Dec.-2017 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 Cycle 91 / 01-Jan.-2018 Any mode |
 Cycle 92 / 15-Jan.-2018 Any mode |
 Cycle 93 / 29-Jan.-2018 Any mode |
 Cycle 94 / 12-Feb.-2018 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 95 / 26-Feb.-2018 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 96 / 12-Mar.-2018 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 97 / 26-Mar.-2018 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 98 / 09-Apr.-2018 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 Cycle 99 / 23-Apr.-2018 Any mode |
 Cycle 100 / 07-May-2018 Any mode |
 Cycle 101 / 21-May-2018 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 102 / 04-Jun.-2018 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 103 / 18-Jun.-2018 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 104 / 02-Jul.-2018 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 105 / 16-Jul.-2018 Any mode |
 Cycle 106 / 30-Jul.-2018 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 107 / 13-Aug.-2018 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 108 / 27-Aug.-2018 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 109 / 10-Sep.-2018 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 110 / 24-Sep.-2018 W2(2)R 26.2°-41.8° |
 Cycle 111 / 08-Oct.-2018 Any mode |
 Cycle 112 / 22-Oct.-2018 U2(6)R 34.9° |
 Cycle 113 / 05-Nov.-2018 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 114 / 19-Nov.-2018 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 115 / 03-Dec.-2018 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 116 / 17-Dec.-2018 W2(2)R 26.2°- 41.8° |
 Cycle 117 / 31-Dec.-2018 Any mode |
 Cycle 118 / 14-Jan.-2019 Any mode |
 Cycle 119 / 28-Jan.-2019 Any mode |
 Cycle 120 / 11-Feb.-2019 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 121 / 25-Feb.-2019 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 122 / 11-Mar.-2019 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 123 / 25-Mar.-2019 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 124 / 08-Apr.-2019 W2(2)R 26.2°- 41.8° |
 Cycle 125 / 22-Apr.-2019 Any mode |
 Cycle 126 / 06-May-2019 Any mode |
 Cycle 127 / 20-May-2019 U2(6)L 29.1° |
 Cycle 128 / 03-Jun.-2019 U2(7)L 32.4° |
 Cycle 129 / 17-Jun.-2019 U2(8)L 35.4° |
 Cycle 130 / 01-Jul.-2019 U2(9)L 38.2° |
 Cycle 131 / 15-Jul.-2019 Any mode |
 Cycle 132 / 29-Jul.-2019 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 133 / 12-Aug.-2019 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 134 / 26-Aug.-2019 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 135 / 09-Sep.-2019 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 136 / 23-Sep.-2019 W2(2)R 26.2°- 41.8° |
 Cycle 137 / 07-Oct.-2019 Any mode |
 Cycle 138 / 21-Oct.-2019 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 139 / 04-Nov.-2019 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 140 / 18-Nov.-2019 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 141 / 02-Dec.-2019 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 142 / 16-Dec.-2019 W2(2)R 26.2°- 41.8° |
 Cycle 143 / 30-Dec.-2019 Any mode |
 Cycle 144 / 13-Jan.-2020 Any mode |
 Cycle 145 / 27-Jan.-2020 Any mode |
 Cycle 146 / 10-Feb.-2020 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 147 / 24-Feb.-2020 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 148 / 09-Mar.-2020 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 149 / 23-Mar.-2020 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 150 / 06-Apr.-2020 W2(2)R 26.2°- 41.8° |
 Cycle 151 / 20-Apr.-2020 Any mode |
 Cycle 152 / 04-May-2020 Any mode |
 Cycle 153 / 18-May-2020 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 154 / 01-Jun.-2020 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 155 / 15-Jun.-2020 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 156 / 29-Jun.-2020 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 157 / 13-Jul.-2020 Any mode |
 Cycle 158 / 27-Jul.-2020 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 159 / 10-Aug.-2020 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 160 / 24-Aug.-2020 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 161 / 07-Sep.-2020 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 162 / 21-Sep.-2020 W2(2)R 26.2°- 41.8° |
 Cycle 163 / 05-Oct.-2020 Any mode |
 Cycle 164 / 19-Oct.-2020 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 165 / 02-Nov.-2020 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 166 / 16-Nov.-2020 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 167 / 30-Nov.-2020 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 168 / 14-Dec.-2020 W2(2)R 26.2°- 41.8° |
 Cycle 169 / 28-Dec.-2020 Any mode |
 Cycle 170 / 11-Jan.-2021 Any mode |
 Cycle 171 / 25-Jan.-2021 Any mode |
 Cycle 172 / 08-Feb.-2021 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 173 / 22-Feb.-2021 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 174 / 08-Mar.-2021 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 175 / 22-Mar.-2021 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 176 / 05-Apr.-2021 W2(2)R 26.2°- 41.8° |
 CYCLE_177 / 19-Apr.-2021 Any mode |
 CYCLE_178 / 03-May.-2021 Any mode |
 CYCLE_179 / 17-May.-2021 U3(10)L 40.6° |
 CYCLE_180 / 31-May.-2021 U3(11)L 42.7° |
 CYCLE_181 / 14-Jun.-2021 U3(12)L 44.7° |
 CYCLE_182 / 28-Jun.-2021 U3(13)L 46.4° |
 CYCLE_183 / 12-Jul.-2021 U3(14)L 48° |
 CYCLE_184 / 26-Jul.-2021 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 CYCLE_185 / 09-Aug.-2021 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 CYCLE_186 / 23-Aug.-2021 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 CYCLE_187 / 06-Sep.-2021 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 CYCLE_188 / 20-Sep.-2021 Any mode |
 CYCLE_189 / 04-Oct.-2021 W2(2)L 26.2°-41.8° |
 CYCLE_190 / 18-Oct.-2021 U3(10)R 40.6° |
 CYCLE_191 / 01-Nov.-2021 U3(11)R 42.7° |
 CYCLE_192 / 15-Nov.-2021 U3(12)R 44.7° |
 CYCLE_193 / 29-Nov.-2021 U3(13)R 46.4° |
 CYCLE_194 / 13-Dec.-2021 U3(14)R 48.0° |
 CYCLE_195 / 27-Dec.-2021 Any mode |
 CYCLE_196 / 10-Jan.-2022 Any mode |
 CYCLE_197 / 24-Jan.-2022 Any mode |
 CYCLE_198 / 07-Feb.-2022 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 CYCLE_199 / 21-Feb.-2022 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 CYCLE_200 / 07-Mar.-2022 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 CYCLE_201 / 21-Mar.-2022 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 CYCLE_202 / 04-Apr.-2022 Any mode |
 Cycle 203 / 18-Apr.-2022 Any mode |
 Cycle 204 / 02-May.-2022 Any mode |
 Cycle 205 / 16-May.-2022 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 206 / 30-May.-2022 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 207 / 13-Jun.-2022 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 208 / 27-Jun.-2022 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 CYCLE 209 / 11-Jul.-2022 Any mode |
 Cycle 210 / 25-Jul.-2022 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 211 / 08-Aug.-2022 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 212 / 22-Aug.-2022 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 213 / 05-Sep.-2022 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 214 / 19-Sep.-2022 Any mode |
 Cycle 215 / 03-Oct.-2022 Any mode |
 Cycle 216 / 17-Oct.-2022 U2(6)L 29.1° |
 Cycle 217 / 31-Oct.-2022 U2(7)L 32.4° |
 Cycle 218 / 14-Nov.-2022 U2(8)L 35.4° |
 Cycle 219 / 28-Nov.-2022 U2(9)L 38.2° |
 Cycle 220 / 12-Dec.-2022 Any mode |
 Cycle 221 / 26-Dec.-2022 Any mode |
 Cycle 222 / 09-Jan.-2023 Any mode |
 Cycle 223 / 23-Jan.-2023 Any mode |
 Cycle 224 / 06-Feb.-2023 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 225 / 20-Feb.-2023 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 226 / 06-Mar.-2023 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 227 / 20-Mar.-2023 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 228 / 03-Apr.-2023 Any mode |
 Cycle 229 / 17-Apr.-2023 Any mode |
 Cycle 230 / 01-May-2023 Any mode |
 Cycle 231 / 15-May-2023 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 232 / 29-May-2023 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 233 / 12-Jun.-2023 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 234 / 26-Jun.-2023 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 235 / 10-Jul.-2023 Any mode |
 Cycle 236 / 24-Jul.-2023 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 237 / 07-Aug.-2023 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 238 / 21-Aug.-2023 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 239 / 04-Sep.-2023 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 240 / 18-Sep.-2023 W2(2)R 26.2°- 41.8° |
 Cycle 241 / 02-Oct.-2023 Any mode |
 Cycle 242 / 16-Oct.-2023 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 243 / 30-Oct.-2023 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 244 / 13-Nov.-2023 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 245 / 27-Nov.-2023 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 246 / 11-Dec.-2023 Any mode |
 Cycle 247 / 25-Dec.-2023 Any mode |
 Cycle 248 / 08-Jan.-2024 Any mode |
 Cycle 249 / 22-Jan.-2024 Any mode |
 Cycle 250 / 05-Feb.-2024 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 251 / 19-Feb.-2024 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 252 / 04-Mar.-2024 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 253 / 18-Mar.-2024 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 254 / 01-Apr.-2024 Any mode |
 Cycle 255 / 15-Apr.-2024 Any mode |
 Cycle 256 / 29-Apr.-2024 Any mode |
 Cycle 257 / 13-May-2024 U3(10)L 40.6° |
 Cycle 258 / 27-May-2024 U3(11)L 42.7° |
 Cycle 259 / 10-Jun.-2024 U3(12)L 44.7° |
 Cycle 260 / 24-Jun.-2024 U3(13)L 46.4° |
 Cycle 261 / 08-Jul.-2024 U3(14)L 48° |
 Cycle 262 / 22-Jul.-2024 U2(6)R 29.1° |
 Cycle 263 / 05-Aug.-2024 U2(7)R 32.4° |
 Cycle 264 / 19-Aug.-2024 U2(8)R 35.4° |
 Cycle 265 / 02-Sep.-2024 U2(9)R 38.2° |
 Cycle 266 / 16-Sep.-2024 Any mode |
 Cycle 267 / 30-Sep.-2024 W2(2)L 26.2°-41.8° |
| Sensor mode | Sensor Code [Beam No] |
Polarization | Off-nadir angle |
Pass designation |
Beam direction |
Coverage | Time window |
Observation frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Fine Beam Single pol. | UBS [U2(6)-U2(9)] |
HH | 4 Beam 29.1°- 38.2° |
(a)Ascending (b)Descending |
Right | Japan | All season | (a)2-3 obs/year (b)1-4 obs/year |
| Ultra Fine Beam Single pol. | UBS [U2(6)-U2(9)] |
HH | 4 Beam 29.1°- 38.2° |
(a)Ascending (b)Descending |
Left | Japan | All season | (a)4 obs/11 year (b)3 obs/11 year |
| Ultra Fine Beam Single pol. | UBS [U3(10)-U3(14)] |
HH | 4 Beam 40.6°- 48° |
(a)Ascending (b)Descending |
Right | Japan | All season | (a)2 obs/11 year (b)3 obs/11 year |
| Ultra Fine Beam Single pol. | UBS [U3(10)-U3(14)] |
HH | 4 Beam 40.6°- 48° |
(a)Ascending (b)Descending |
Left | Japan | All season | 3 obs/11 year |
| High Beam Quad pol. | HBQ [FP(3)-FP(7)] |
HH+HV+ VH+VV |
5 Beam 25°- 34.9° |
Ascending | Right | Japan | Apr.-Sep. | 1 obs/year |
| Wide Swath Beam Dual Pol. | WBD [W2(2)] |
HH+HV | 5 Scan 26.2°- 41.8° |
(a)Ascending (b)Descending |
Right | Japan | All season | 1-5 obs/year |
| Wide Swath Beam Dual Pol. | WBD [W2(2)] |
HH+HV | 5 Scan 26.2°- 41.8° |
(a)Ascending (b)Descending |
Left | Japan | Jan.& Oct. & Dec. | 4 obs/11 year |
