Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

IGS-Optical 3

H-IIA 202

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, November 28, 2009 · 01:21 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

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

23

Pad Launches

48

Location Launches

26

Agency Launches

69

Orbital This Year

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