IGS-Radar 5

IGS RADAR-5= Information Gathering Satellite - Also called: IGS-10A

Designation	42072 / 17015A
Launch date	17 Mar 2017 - 01:20 UT
Launch site	Tanegashima, YLP-1
Launch vehicle	H-2A-202
Mission	Gov: Earth observation,Radar Imaging
Polar Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	494 x 496 km
Eccentricity	1,02E-03
Inclination	97.4°
Period	94.4 min

Prime manufacturer	Mitsubishi Electric
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 ur

IGS RADAR-5 (The Information Gathering Satellite) is Japan′s sixth radar reconnaissance satellite. Japan′s government surveillance observatories in orbit are part of a program run by the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center, which reports directly to the Japanese government′s executive leadership. Japanese officials say data from the Information Gathering Satellites support civilian applications, such as responding to natural disasters. Japanese government officials have not disclosed the exact capabilities of the radar spy satellite, but the radar instrument aboard the surveillance orbiter can likely resolve objects on the ground as small as a meter, or around 3 feet, in size.

At 01:20 UTC Mar 17, 2017 Japan launched the Joho shushu eisei Reda 5-goki (IGS Radar 5) spy satellite into polar orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR736,737), #226, #228 - update: 14.12.17