Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

IGS Optical 8

H-IIA 202

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Friday, January 12, 2024 · 04:44 UTC

Mission

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The IGS Optical 8 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) 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.

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

H-IIA 202

Variant: 202

Launch Pad

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

30.401° N, 130.978° E

55

Pad Launches

89

Location Launches

49

Agency Launches

10

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