Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
IGS Radar 3
Launched
December 12, 2011
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
IGS Radar 3 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on December 12, 2011. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 15th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,184th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th H-IIA 202 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 9th H-IIA 202 flight · 2nd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 15th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,184th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- JSE reda-3 gouki · NORAD 37954 · in orbit
H-2A F20 Stage 2 · re-entered August 7, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The IGS Radar 3 is a Japanese radar 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
27th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 53rd from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IGS Radar 3 launch?
IGS Radar 3 launched on December 12, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IGS Radar 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IGS Radar 3?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did IGS Radar 3 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was IGS Radar 3 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did IGS Radar 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).