Ka-band

DPR Ka-band Waveguide Closeup
Close-up of the DPR Ka-Band
JacobAdmin Thu, 02/09/2012
Image Caption
A close-up of the Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) ka-band waveguide.

The DPR was built at JAXA and is being transported to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for integration onto the GPM Core Observatory.

Learn more about the DPR

Spaceborne Precipitation Radar Ships from Japan to U.S. JacobAdmin Wed, 02/08/2012
By Aries Keck, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Original www.nasa.gov Press Release (published 2/8/12) GREENBELT, Md. – Japanese scientists and engineers have completed construction on a new instrument designed to take 3-D measurements of the shapes, sizes and other physical characteristics of both raindrops and snowflakes. The instrument will be shipped from Japan to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., to be integrated into an upcoming NASA Earth science satellite. Designed and built by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Japan's National Institute of Information