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IGS Optical 5 Demo

Japanese optical reconnaissance demonstration satellite. IGS Optical 5 Demo was launched on January 27, 2013 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 20, 2019).

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Identity

Name in GCAT
JSE jissho eisei
Common name
IGS Optical 5 Demo
Payload designation
IGS Optical 5 Demo
International designator
2013-002B
NORAD catalog number
39062
GCAT identifier
S39062
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/674

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
IGS-O-G3
Owner
CSICE
Country
Japan
Builder
Mitsubishi Electric Co.
Platform (bus)
IGS-O

Launch

Date
January 27, 2013 · 04:40 UTC
Launch record
2013-002Success
Rocket
H-IIA 202
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
511 km
Apogee
523 km
Inclination
97.50°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 20, 2019
Last known active
February 2013
End of operations
August 2018

Size

Mass
1,500 kg
Dry mass
1,000 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
4.00 m
Span
16.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16086304 (CC0).