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IGS Optical-1

H-IIA 2024 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on March 28, 2003, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 28, 2003 · 01:27 UTCLaunch 2003-009Launch no. 4,584 in the log
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 28, 2003, 01:27
Launch designation
2003-009
Mission
IGS Optical-1
Flight name
IGS O-1/IGS R-1
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIA-5F

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
484 km
Initial apogee
491 km
Inclination
97.3°
Payload mass to orbit
3.5 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
JSE kougaku-1 gouki2003-009ANORAD 27698Cabinet Satellite Intelligence CenterOptical imaging1,500 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 18, 2014
JSE reda-1 gouki2003-009BNORAD 27699Cabinet Satellite Intelligence CenterRadar imaging1,500 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 26, 2012

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.