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IGS Optical-2

H-IIA 202 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on September 11, 2006, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 11, 2006 · 04:35 UTCLaunch 2006-037Launch no. 4,789 in the log
RocketH-IIA 202
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMHIJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 11, 2006, 04:35
Launch designation
2006-037
Mission
IGS Optical-2
Flight name
IGS O-2
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIA-10

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
484 km
Initial apogee
491 km
Inclination
97.4°
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
JSE kougaku-2 gouki2006-037ANORAD 29393Cabinet Satellite Intelligence CenterOptical imaging1,500 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 29, 2016

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