H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 6

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Commercial)
• Rocket: H-IIA 202 — H-II family

Mission

IGS Radar is a family of Japanese radar reconnaissance satellites that serve both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. IGS Radar 5 is the fifth generation of satellites. Equipped with synthetic aperture radar, it is able to image targets even in darkness and bad weather.

• 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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