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09-September-2006, 05:35 PM
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Japan to Launch Information Gathering Satellite
A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch the country's third Information Gathering Satellite optical reconnaissance spacecraft (IGS), from the Tanegashima Launch site, Japan, on September 10th, 2006.
The satellite will be able to resolve objects a metre or more in diameter. It's mission will probably be to keep an eye on neighbouring North Korea. Japan's space agency, JAXA, has rescheduled a radar spy satellite, that was originally planned to be launched aboard the same rocket, to fly aboard its own H-2A rocket. Read more Latitude 30°24'3.42"N Longitude 130°58'47.60"E
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09-September-2006, 05:52 PM
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I think they first tried to launch these spy satellites back in 2003 to spy on Korea and unfortunately their rocket exploded, they had another dramatic failure with H2 but that was back in 1999
This was to be Japan's big workhorse rocket launching interplanetary mission and other large payload like the H-II Transfer Vehicle for the ISS, but the H2 has been lacking in payload and reliablity, which is kind of embarrassing for Japan considering the Chinese, Indians and N.Koreans now have their eyes on new launchers. I've read they have started to get back on track with a successful H-IIA launch this year in 2006 and the H2 is making a bit of a comeback.
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09-September-2006, 06:23 PM
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Hum,
This launch is a bit hush-hush... Only detail i can find is that its Launch time is 3:00 UT http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f10/index_j.html
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10-September-2006, 01:52 AM
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The launch has been put back to 2006 September 11th, 12:00 to 15: 00 (JST)
The Launch period extends from 2006 September 12th to September 30th (Saturday) Read more (Japanese) Tanegashima Latitude: 30.400943° Longitude: 130.977437°
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11-September-2006, 12:08 PM
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The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency has launched the intelligence- gathering satellite from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima Prefecture on the 11 September.
The H-2A No 10 rocket lifted off from Japan's space centre at 13:35 local time (04:35 GMT). According to officials, the satellite (NORAD 29393, 2006-037A) separated successfully from the rocket. Read more (two images at launch time)
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13-September-2006, 12:09 AM
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TLE Data (estimated)
Code:
IGS 3A 1 29393U 06037A 06255.83210975 .00002999 00000-0 10000-3 0 14 2 29393 097.2223 014.1965 0020016 356.5882 165.6622 15.31665362 261
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