IGS 5A

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IGS 5A is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 36104

Int'l Code: 2009-066A

Perigee: 579.0 km

Apogee: 582.0 km

Inclination: 97.4 °

Period: 96.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 6951 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 28, 2009
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER (TNSTA)

IGS 5A is Japan's most advanced spy satellite outfitted with an optical camera and telescope to supply imagery to the Japanese government for intelligence, defense and civilian remote sensing applications. The spacecraft will become the fifth operational member of Japan's spy satellite fleet.

1 36104U 09066A   24097.35164111 0.00003500  00000-0  29765-3 0    02
2 36104  97.4187 119.3483 0002124 137.6360 222.3638 14.97905818    04

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants