The monitor camera is a unit consisting of a floodlight, a camera and a camera controller to take pictures of deployments of satellite-mounted solar battery paddles and antennas.

Heritage:

• 3 units for world’s fastest communication satellite KIZUNA (WINDS)
• 8 units for greenhouse gas observation technology satellite IBUKI (GOSAT)
• 3 units for Quasi-Zenith Satellite MICHIBIKI (QZSS)
• 6 units for Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water SHIZUKU (GCOM-W1)

Features:

• Vibration and shock proof against the launch of H-II A
• Filming either in still image and video formats
• JPEG data output
• The floodlight lighting up the object to ensure the clear images even in the shaded area