IGS Radar 6 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

12 Jun 2018, 4:20am

UTC

Location

Tanegashima Space Center

Pad

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1

Launch Service Provider

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Vehicle

H-IIA 202

Mission

IGS Radar 6

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

IGS Radar is a family of Japanese radar reconnaissance satellites that serve both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. IGS Radar 5 is the fifth generation of satellites. Equipped with synthetic aperture radar, it is able to image targets even in darkness and bad weather.

Available Replays

Live

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