Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
IGS Radar 6
Launched
June 12, 2018
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
IGS Radar 6 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on June 12, 2018. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 37th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,758th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th 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
- 25th H-IIA 202 flight · 2nd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 37th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,758th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- JSE reda-6 gouki · NORAD 43495 · in orbit
H-2A F39 Stage 2 · re-entered December 8, 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
46th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 76th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
104 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IGS Radar 6 launch?
IGS Radar 6 launched on June 12, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IGS Radar 6?
Coverage: 【現地中継】H-IIAロケット39号機打上げ / H-2A Rocket F39 IGS Radar Satellite-6 Launch Live Streaming. Watch the replay
What rocket launched IGS Radar 6?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did IGS Radar 6 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was IGS Radar 6 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did IGS Radar 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).