february, 2018
27feb04:34H-IIA (F38) • IGS Optical 6
Event Details
Launch Date: February 27, 2018 Launch Window: 04:34-04:48 UTC Launch Vehicle: H-IIA Launch Operator: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch Site: Yoshinobu, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Payload: IGS Optical 6 Payload Type: Optical Reconnaissance Satellite A Japanese H-IIA rocket will launch the six optical
Event Details
| Launch Date: | February 27, 2018 |
| Launch Window: | 04:34-04:48 UTC |
| Launch Vehicle: | H-IIA |
| Launch Operator: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Launch Site: | Yoshinobu, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan |
| Payload: | IGS Optical 6 |
| Payload Type: | Optical Reconnaissance Satellite |
A Japanese H-IIA rocket will launch the six optical reconnaissance in Japan’s Information Gathering Satellite System. This is the second in the third generation of optical imaging satellites orbited by the Japanese in a program initiated in 2003 to end reliance on foreign allies provided reconnaissance data to Japan, primarily dedicated to watching over North Korean missile activities.
Mission Resources:
? Launch Vehicle Overview: H-IIA 202
? Payload Overview: Information Gathering Satellites
Time
(Tuesday) 04:34 UTC
Location
Tanegashima Pad 1
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan, 〒891-3793 Kagoshima-ken, Kumage-gun, Minamitane-chō, Kukinaga, 南種子町茎永麻津
