H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 8

H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 8

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.

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IGS Optical 8

The IGS Optical 8 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) 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.

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H-IIA 202


Height 53.00 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 4100 kg

Liftoff Thrust 2260 kN

Diameter 4.00 Meters

Mass To LEO 10000 kg

Liftoff Mass 285 Tonnes


Launch Success 33

Consecutive Success 33

Maiden Flight 2001-08-29

Launch Failures 0


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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-01-12T05:22:11+0000

Launch success.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-01-12T04:44:59+0000

Liftoff.

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LL2

2024-01-12T03:46:07+0000

Livestream has started

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-01-09T05:11:18+0000

1 day slip due to weather.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-11-13T05:27:03+0000

Added launch window.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-11-13T03:24:59+0000

NET January 11, 2024.

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