LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Jan 26 2023
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
IGS Radar-7
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(1:50 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(1:49 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(1:50 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
H-IIA 202Description:
H-IIA (H2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch Akatsuki, which studied the planet Venus. Launches occur at the Tanegashima Space Center.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- The IGS-Radar 7 is a Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1