Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
IGS-Optical 4
The IGS-Optical 3, and 4 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) are the second generation Japanese optical reconnaissance satellite. The satellites are operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
IGS-Optical 3 ended operations in September 2017 after a malfunction has occurred in the power supply system.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,000.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Stats
2011
53rd orbital launch attempt
H-IIA
19th mission
1st mission of 2011
18th successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission