2018 · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
IGS Optical 6
successH-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 6
Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) is a Japanese governmental spy satellite program. IGS Optical 6, as the name suggests, is an optical reconnaissance satellite.
Overview
- Date / time
- February 27, 2018 at 04:34 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
- Mission
- IGS Optical 6
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit