Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) is a Japanese governmental spy satellite program. IGS Optical 6, as the name suggests, is an optical reconnaissance satellite.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGS O-6 2018-021A | Payload | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| H-2A R/B 2018-021B | Rocket body | re-entered 2024-04-27 | |
| H-2A DEB 2018-021C | Debris | re-entered 2018-07-18 | |
| H-2A DEB 2018-021D | Debris | re-entered 2020-01-10 |
COSPAR ID 2018-021 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).