JAXA H-IIA 2024 IGS Radar 1 & IGS Optical 1
H-IIA 2024
Status
Success
Date
28 MAR 2003
01:27
Launch Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Launch Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
H-IIA 2024
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The H-IIA rocket family is an expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid fuelled rocket has been used to launch satellites, lunar spacecraft and planetary science craft.
Height
53 m
Diameter
4 m
Launch Mass
347 T