Mission record

H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 6

H-IIA· Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Provider type
Government
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
Japan
Date
Tue, 27 Feb 2018 04:34:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5727 ever

Mission

Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) is a Japanese governmental spy satellite program. IGS Optical 6, as the name suggests, is an optical reconnaissance satellite.

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