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H-IIA 202 | IGS-Optical 3

Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 — Tanegashima Space Center, JapanNov 28, 2009, 01:21 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: IGS Optical 3
Type: Government/Top Secret
Target orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

The IGS Optical 3 is a Japanese optical reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Nov 28, 2009, 01:21 UTC
Window opens: Nov 28, 2009, 01:21 UTC
Window closes: Nov 28, 2009, 01:21 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 03:53 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: H-IIA 202
Family: H-II
Variant: 202
Provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Type: Government
Country: JPN

launch site

Pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Country: JPN
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates: 30.4008, 130.9777