Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
IGS Radar is a family of Japanese radar reconnaissance satellites that serve both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. IGS Radar 5 is the fifth generation of satellites. Equipped with synthetic aperture radar, it is able to image targets even in darkness and bad weather.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGS R-6 2018-052A | Payload | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| H-2A R/B 2018-052B | Rocket body | re-entered 2023-12-08 | |
| H-2A DEB 2018-052C | Debris | re-entered 2018-08-06 |
COSPAR ID 2018-052 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).