Status
Success
IGS-Optical 3
Launch Time
Sat Nov 28, 2009 01:21 UTC
Sat Nov 28, 2009 01:21 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
IGS-Optical 3
The IGS-Optical 3, and 4 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) are second-generation Japanese optical reconnaissance satellites. 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 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
2009
69th orbital launch attempt
H-IIA
16th mission
2nd mission of 2009
15th successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission