IGS-Radar 3

IGS-Radar 3

Japan

Spacecraft n°:

Japanese spacecraft n°: 172

IGS = Information Gathering Satellite - Also called: JSE Reda-3 gouki and IGS 7A

Launch data:

Designation	37954 / 11075A
Launch date	12 Dec 2011 - 01:21 UT
Launch site	Tanegashima, YLP-1
Launch vehicle	H-2A-202
Mission	Government: Reconnaissance Radar intelligence
Sun-synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	~500 km
Eccentricity	0,00+00
Inclination	97 deg
Period	min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Mitsubishi/Toshiba
Platform
Operator	Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC)
Mass at launch	1600 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	5 yrs - Still active

Description:

IGS 7A is a Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite, designed to expand the country's capacity to observe military and civil developments around the world. Japanese officials have not revealed the capabilities of the satellite, but it carries a synthetic aperture radar instrument designed to see through clouds and take pictures on the night side of the Earth.

Mission details:

Japan launched an H2A rocket on Dec 12, 2011 carrying a radar intelligence satellite, "jouhoushuushuu eisei re^da 3 gouki" (IGS Radar-3). The satellite is in an approximately 500 km, 97 deg sun-synchronous orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR651), #226, #228 - update: 10.02.12