IGS 5A

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IGS 5A is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 36104

Int'l Code: 2009-066A

Perigee: 591.1 km

Apogee: 594.0 km

Inclination: 97.5 °

Period: 96.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 6963 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   21278.79193982 0.00000600  00000-0  56346-4 0    00
2 36104  97.5193 328.8692 0002117  45.6891 314.2787 14.94021845    02

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants