TOKYO, July 1 -- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency issued the following press release:
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully confirmed the critical operations phase*1 of the Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle IBUKI GW (GOSAT-GW).
JAXA received telemetry data confirming that the deployment of the solar array paddles and a series of operations for mission payloads (the antenna deployment and the initial run-up of AMSR3*2 and release of the pointing mirror lock for TANSO-3*3 *4), have been completed, and that the satellite is in a stable condition to remain in orbit.
With this confirmation, the critical operations phase was completed.
IBUKI GW (GOSAT-GW) will move on to the initial functional verification operations phase*5, to verify the functions of the onboard instruments over a period of approximately three months.
JAXA conveys a deep appreciation for the cooperation and support of everyone involved in the launch and tracking and control of IBUKI GW (GOSAT-GW), including the government agencies, the prime contractor, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and all the companies and organizations involved in the development, manufacture and operation of the satellite.
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