Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
IGS Radar 3
H-IIA 202
SUCCESS
Success
Monday, December 12, 2011 · 01:21 UTC
Mission
/01The IGS Radar 3 is a Japanese radar 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
/02Rocket
H-IIA 202
Variant: 202
Launch Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
30.401° N, 130.978° E
27
Pad Launches
53
Location Launches
15
Agency Launches
78
Orbital This Year