Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
IGS Radar 5
Launched
March 17, 2017
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
IGS Radar 5 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on March 17, 2017. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 32nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,631st orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th 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.
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- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 20th H-IIA 202 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 32nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,631st orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit
- JSE reda-5 gouki · NORAD 42072 · in orbit
H-2A F33 Stage 2 · re-entered December 10, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
IGS Radar is a family of Japanese radar reconnaissance satellites that serve both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. IGS Radar 5 is the fifth generation of satellites. Equipped with synthetic aperture radar, it is able to image targets even in darkness and bad weather.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
40th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 70th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IGS Radar 5 launch?
IGS Radar 5 launched on March 17, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IGS Radar 5?
Coverage: 情報収集衛星「レーダー５号」打ち上げ成功; H-IIAロケット33号機打上げ（現地中継）. Watch the replay
What rocket launched IGS Radar 5?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did IGS Radar 5 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was IGS Radar 5 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did IGS Radar 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).