IGS-Optical 5V

IGS-Optical 5V(IGS 8B)

Japan

Spacecraft nº:

Japanese spacecraft nº: 183

Also called= Jissho Eisei - IGS= Intelligence Gathering Satellite

Designation	39062 / 13002B
Launch date	27 Jan 2013 - 04:40 UT
Launch site	Tanegashima, YLP-1
Launch vehicle	H-2A-2024 (F21)
Mission	Gov.: Reconnaissance, Imaging
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	512 x 522 km (?)
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.5 deg
Period	94.85 min

Launched together with: IGS-Radar 4

Prime manufacturer	Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO)
Platform
Operator	Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC)
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power

Re-entered date:	20 Feb 2019 (.23)
Lifetime:

The IGS-Optical 5V (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) is a prototype for the third generation Japanese optical reconnaisance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
The satellite has a ground resolution of 40 cm. The radar-equipped satellite can take pictures of the ground day-and-night and in all weather conditions.

H-2A rocket F22 was launched from Tanegashima on Jan 27, 2013 carrying two intelligence payloads in the 'Joho Shushu Eisei' (Information Gathering Satellite) series. The top payload is 'JSE Reda 4-goki' (IGS Radar No. 4) carrying a synthetic aperture radar payload. The lower payload is 'Jissho eisei' (Demo Satellite), believed to be an optical imaging payload. The satellites are in 508 x 513 km x 97.5 deg and 512 x 522 km x 97.5 deg orbits.
see 2013-002A

Ref.: #3(SD556), #7(JR673), #14, #226, #228 - update: 09.12.19

IGS-Optical 5V(IGS 8B)