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H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 8
H-IIA 202
Jan 12, 2024, 4:44 AM UTC
Jan 12, 2024, 4:44 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
The IGS Optical 8 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) is a Japanese optical 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.
- Type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
- Location
- Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Country
- 🇯🇵 JPN