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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
01:21:00
Monday December 12, 2011
Watch Replay
Official Livestream
The IGS-Radar 3 and 4 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite), are the second generation of Japanese radar reconnaissance satellites. The satellite are operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. Reportedly, the satellite has a ground resolution of less than 1 m.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
1,000 kilograms
20th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2011
78th
Orbital launch attempt