Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
IGS Optical 5
Launched
March 26, 2015
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
IGS Optical 5 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on March 26, 2015. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 25th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,458th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th H-IIA 202 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 17th H-IIA 202 flight · 2nd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 25th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,458th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- JSE kougaku 5 gouki · NORAD 40538 · in orbit
H-2A F28 Stage 2 · re-entered November 2, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The IGS Optical 5 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.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
35th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 63rd from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IGS Optical 5 launch?
IGS Optical 5 launched on March 26, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IGS Optical 5?
Coverage: H-IIAロケット28号機 打上げ H-IIA Rocket F28 Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched IGS Optical 5?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did IGS Optical 5 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was IGS Optical 5 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did IGS Optical 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).