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H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 5
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H-IIA 202 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 32nd launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 5,631st orbital launch attempt
March 17, 2017Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 17, 01:20 – Mar 17, 01:33 UTC
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IGS Radar 5
IGS Radar is a family of Japanese radar reconnaissance satellites that serve both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. IGS Radar 5 is the fifth generation of satellites. Equipped with synthetic aperture radar, it is able to image targets even in darkness and bad weather.
Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Booster
No booster details available.
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