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H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 6

H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 6

Status: Success  |  Launched: Feb 27, 2018 04:34 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) is a Japanese governmental spy satellite program. IGS Optical 6, as the name suggests, is an optical reconnaissance satellite.

  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Launch Site

  • Pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
  • Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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