Military
NORAD ID: 37813
Int'l Code: 2011-050A
Launch date: September 23, 2011
Source: Japan (JPN)
Comments: IGS 6A is a secret Japanese satellite, built by Mitsubishi Electric Corp., circling Earth in a sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude of more than 300 miles. The spacecraft was a more than $500 million payload 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 an operational member of Japan's optical spy satellite fleet.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for IGS 6A
