Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch an Information Gathering Satellite with a radar reconnaissance payload for the Japanese government.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGS 9A 2015-004A | Payload | 490 × 511 km · 97.5° | Globe |
| H-2A R/B 2015-004B | Rocket body | re-entered 2022-12-01 | |
| H-2A DEB 2015-004C | Debris | re-entered 2015-02-05 |
COSPAR ID 2015-004 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).