LaunchesIGS Optical 2
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IGS Optical 2
H-IIA · Government/Top Secret
2006Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center
Mission
The IGS-Optical (Intelligence Gathering Satellite), built by Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO), is an optical reconnaissance satellite with a projected life of 5 years. The satellite will be operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The 850 kg IGS-Optical 1 is equipped with an optical sensor. The resolution is probably about 1 meter. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- JAXA
- Rocket
- H-IIA
- Orbit
- SSO
- Pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2