IGS 5A

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IGS 5A is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 36104

Int'l Code: 2009-066A

Perigee: 568.7 km

Apogee: 574.1 km

Inclination: 97.4 °

Period: 95.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 6942 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   24329.74560383 0.00004100  00000-0  32304-3 0    04
2 36104  97.4063 340.4577 0003887 201.2527 158.7471 15.00842411    09

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants