Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
IGS Radar 8
Launched
September 26, 2024 · 05:24 UTC
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
IGS Radar 8 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on September 26, 2024 at 05:24 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:24 to 05:25 UTC. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 52nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,769th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th H-IIA 202 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 4 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
- 34th H-IIA 202 flight · 2nd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 52nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,769th orbital launch attempt180th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 1 still in orbit
- JSE reda-8 gouki · NORAD 61439 · in orbit
H-2A F49 Stage 2 · re-entered June 14, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The IGS Radar 8 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
56th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 92nd from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 26, 2:24 PM GMT+9, in daylight
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
258 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/26/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/26/2024 · source
Unofficial Webcast by NVS has started
LL2 · 9/26/2024 · source
Rescheduled for September 26.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/23/2024 · source
Multiple days delay expected with rocket rolled back to VAB.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/16/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to upper level winds.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/16/2024 · source
Rescheduled for September 16.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/13/2024 · source
Postponed from September 11 due to launch site weather, new date TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/9/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/16/2024 · source
Questions
When did IGS Radar 8 launch?
IGS Radar 8 launched on September 26, 2024 at 05:24 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:24 to 05:25 UTC.
Where can I watch IGS Radar 8?
Coverage: H-IIAロケット49号機 情報収集衛星レーダー8号機 再打上げ H-2A Rocket F49 IGS-Radar 8 Re-Launch Live Streaming. Watch the replay
What rocket launched IGS Radar 8?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did IGS Radar 8 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. Liftoff was Sep 26, 2:24 PM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit was IGS Radar 8 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did IGS Radar 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).