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IGS Radar 4

Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite. IGS Radar 4 was launched on January 27, 2013 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
JSE reda-4 gouki
Common name
IGS Radar 4
Payload designation
IGS Radar-4
International designator
2013-002A
NORAD catalog number
39061
GCAT identifier
S39061
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/674

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
IGS-R-G2
Owner
CSICE
Country
Japan
Builder
Mitsubishi Electric Co.
Platform (bus)
IGS-R

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
508 km
Apogee
514 km
Inclination
97.51°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2022

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 Q16086314 (CC0).