H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 6
Status: Success | Launched: Feb 27, 2018 04:34 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Government)
- Rocket: H-IIA 202 — H-II family
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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