IGS R-6

Japan

Int. spacecraft nº:

Japan spacecraft nº: 247

IGS R-6= Information Gathering Satellite Radar-6.

Launch data:

Designation	43495 / 18052A
Launch date	12 June 2018 - 04:20 UT
Launch site	Tanegashima, YLP-1
Launch vehicle	H-IIA-202
Mission	Radar
Sun-synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	500 x 502 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.4°
Period	94.4 min

Spacecraft data:

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

Description:

IGS R-6 (IGS Radar 6), which was built by Mitsubishi Electric, is the sixteenth IGS satellite to launch – including both the radar and optical imaging branches of the constellation. IGS radar satellites operate in roughly-circular orbits at an altitude of around 500 kilometers (310 miles, 270 nautical miles) and an inclination between 97.2 and 97.5 degrees.

Mission details:

Japan′s Information Gathering Satellite Radar-6 (Joho shushu eisei Reda 6-goki) was launched from Tanegashima on Jun 12, 2018 into sun-synchronous orbit with descending node local time of 13:15.
The IGS series is operated by Japan′s Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (Naikaku Eisei Joho Senta) and includes both optical and radar satellites.

External links:

Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR750), #228 - update: 20.11.18