NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

IGS-Optical 8

Launch Time
Fri Jan 12, 2024 04:44 UTC

Rocket

H-IIA 202
Image Credit: MHI
MHI
Status: Active
Price: $90.0 million
Payload to LEO: 10,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,100 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 53.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.07 m
Fairing Height: 12.0 m

Mission Details

IGS-Optical 8

The IGS-Optical 8 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) is a Japanese optical reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Stats

2024

10th orbital launch attempt

H-IIA

48th mission
1st mission of 2024
47th successful mission
42nd consecutive successful mission