Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 8
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 49th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 6,599th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 12, 04:44 – Jan 12, 04:45 UTC
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IGS Optical 8
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.
Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/12/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/12/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 1/12/2024 · source
1 day slip due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/9/2024 · source
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/13/2023 · source
NET January 11, 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/13/2023 · source
Pad — Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Local pad time: Jan 12, 1:44 PM GMT+9
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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