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Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
The IGS Optical 3 is a Japanese optical reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGS 5A 2009-066A | Payload | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| H-2A R/B 2009-066B | Rocket body | re-entered 2024-11-28 | |
| H-2A DEB 2009-066C | Debris | re-entered 2010-09-11 | |
| H-2A DEB 2009-066D | Debris | re-entered 2010-08-24 | |
| H-2A DEB 2009-066E | Debris | re-entered 2010-08-21 | |
| H-2A DEB 2009-066F | Debris | re-entered 2010-08-23 | |
| H-2A DEB 2009-066G | Debris | re-entered 2010-11-02 | |
| H-2A DEB 2009-066H | Debris | re-entered 2018-08-26 |
Show all 9 objects
| H-2A DEB 2009-066J | Debris | re-entered 2021-10-07 |
COSPAR ID 2009-066 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).