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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
01:20:00
Friday March 17, 2017
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The IGS-Radar 5 (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
1,200 kilograms
33rd
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2017
16th
Orbital launch attempt