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IGS Optical-4

H-IIA 202 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on September 23, 2011, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 23, 2011 · 04:36 UTCLaunch 2011-050Launch no. 5,157 in the log
RocketH-IIA 202
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMHIJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 23, 2011, 04:36
Launch designation
2011-050
Mission
IGS Optical-4
Flight name
IGS O-4
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIA-19

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
588 km
Initial apogee
603 km
Inclination
97.7°
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
JSE kougaku 4 gouki2011-050ANORAD 37813Cabinet Satellite Intelligence CenterOptical imaging1,500 kgIn orbit

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