Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
IGS Optical 8
Launched
January 12, 2024 · 04:44 UTC
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
IGS Optical 8 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on January 12, 2024 at 04:44 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:44 to 04:45 UTC. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 49th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,599th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd H-IIA 202 flight and the 1st 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)for Naichō
- Milestone
- 33rd H-IIA 202 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 49th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,599th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- JSE kougaku 8 gouki · NORAD 58762 · in orbit
H-2A F48 Stage 2 · re-entered December 3, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
55th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 1st this year · 89th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 12, 1:44 PM GMT+9, in daylight
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
127 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did IGS Optical 8 launch?
IGS Optical 8 launched on January 12, 2024 at 04:44 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:44 to 04:45 UTC.
Where can I watch IGS Optical 8?
Coverage: H-IIAロケット48号機 情報収集衛星光学8号機打上げ H-2A Rocket F48 IGS-Optical 8 Launch Live Streaming. Watch the replay
What rocket launched IGS Optical 8?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did IGS Optical 8 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. Liftoff was Jan 12, 1:44 PM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit was IGS Optical 8 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did IGS Optical 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).