Satellites

Payload

IGS 4B

DecayedPayloadLEO

IGS 4B is a Japan payload satellite, launched on February 24, 2007 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
February 24, 2007 at 04:41 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 2024
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
IGS Radar 2 & IGS Optical 3V

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
488 km
Periapsis
484 km
Inclination
97.3°
Orbital period
94.3 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
1,500 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-005B
NORAD catalog №
30587
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 12, 2013

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 12, 2013
Time in service
6.7 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed