March 28, 2003 1:27 am
IGS Radar 1 & IGS Optical 1
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H-IIA
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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The IGS Radar 1 & Optical 1 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) are Japanese radar and optical reconnaissance satellites. The satellites are operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellites serve both Japan’s national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
Launch Overview
Window Open
01:27 UTC
Window Close
01:27 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 28, 2003 · 01:27 UTC
Launch Facility
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Payload
IGS Radar 1 & IGS Optical 1
Rocket
H-IIA
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
The IGS Radar 1 & Optical 1 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) are Japanese radar and optical reconnaissance satellites. The satellites are operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellites serve both Japan’s national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Launch Overview
Window Open
01:27 UTC
Window Close
01:27 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 28, 2003 · 01:27 UTC
Launch Facility
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Payload
IGS Radar 1 & IGS Optical 1
Rocket
H-IIA
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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