Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
IGS Optical 2
Launched
September 11, 2006
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
IGS Optical 2 launched on a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on September 11, 2006. It was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 19th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,791st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd H-IIA 202 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 14 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd H-IIA 202 flight · 1st this yearJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 19th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,791st orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
14 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 12 debris; none still in orbit
- JSE kougaku-2 gouki · NORAD 29393 · re-entered October 29, 2016
H-2A F10 Stage 2 · re-entered February 16, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The IGS-Optical (Intelligence Gathering Satellite), built by Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO), is an optical reconnaissance satellite with a projected life of 5 years. The satellite will be operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The 850 kg IGS-Optical 1 is equipped with an optical sensor. The resolution is probably about 1 meter. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
17th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 3rd this year · 41st from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
204 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IGS Optical 2 launch?
IGS Optical 2 launched on September 11, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IGS Optical 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IGS Optical 2?
H-IIA 202, flown by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did IGS Optical 2 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was IGS Optical 2 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did IGS Optical 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).