LaunchesIGS Radar 1 & IGS Optical 1
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IGS Radar 1 & IGS Optical 1
H-IIA · Government/Top Secret
2003Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center
Mission
The IGS Radar 1 & Optical 1 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) are Japanese radar and optical reconnaissance satellites. The satellites are operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellites serve 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