IGS 8A

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IGS 8A is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 39061

Int'l Code: 2013-002A

Perigee: 518.7 km

Apogee: 521.5 km

Inclination: 97.5 °

Period: 94.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 6891 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: January 27, 2013
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER (TNSTA)

IGS 8A is a Japanese spy satellite. The radar-equipped satellite can take pictures of the ground day-and-night and in all weather conditions.

1 39061U 13002A   20230.96518740 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    05
2 39061  97.4577 349.0399 0002001 351.5246   8.4753 15.17638738    02

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants