IGS O-6

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NORAD ID: 43223

Int'l Code: 2018-021A

Perigee: 488.3 km

Apogee: 491.7 km

Inclination: 97.4 °

Period: 94.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 6860 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: February 27, 2018
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER (TNSTA)

IGS O-6 is a Japanese satellite designed to take high-resolution images to support both national security and civil government applications, including disaster monitoring. The third-generation optical satellites are reported to have an imaging resolution of around 40 centimeters (16 inches). The Optical 6 spacecraft was constructed, like all IGS satellites, by Mitsubishi Electric.

1 43223U 18021A   19164.02308644 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    07
2 43223  97.3511 283.6605 0002523 321.3654  38.6344 15.27648476    06

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants