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SuccessIGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launch time (NET)
Sunday, Jan 27, 2013, 04:40 UTC
Launch window
Sunday, Jan 27, 2013, 04:40 UTC – Sunday, Jan 27, 2013, 04:40 UTC
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Rocket
Launch pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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.
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