H-IIA 2024 | IGS Radar 1 & IGS Optical 1
Status: Success | Launched: Mar 28, 2003 01:27 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Government)
- Rocket: H-IIA 2024 — H-II family
Mission
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.
- 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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