IGS-Optical 3V

The IGS-Optical 3V (Intelligence Gathering Satellite), is an experimental optical reconnaissance satellite testing new technologies for the next generation of IGS satellites. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.

Nation:	Japan
Type / Application:	Reconnaissance, optical
Operator:	CSICE
Contractors:	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO)
Equipment:	?
Configuration:	?
Propulsion:	?
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Orbit:	486 km × 488 km, 97.29°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
IGS-Optical 3V	2007-005B	24.02.2007	Ta YLP-1		H-2A-2024	with IGS-Radar 2

Launch Sites:

Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan

Further IGS missions:

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