Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V
Launched
January 27, 2013
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on January 27, 2013. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 18th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,270th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th H-IIA 202 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 11th H-IIA 202 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 18th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,270th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- JSE reda-4 gouki · NORAD 39061 · in orbit
- JSE jissho eisei · NORAD 39062 · re-entered February 20, 2019
H-2A F22 Stage 2 · re-entered February 4, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The IGS Radar 4 & Optical 5V (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) are Japanese radar and optical reconnaissance satellites. The satellites are operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellites serve both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
29th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 1st this year · 56th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
254 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V launch?
IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V launched on January 27, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).