IGS R-6

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NORAD ID: 43495
Int'l Code: 2018-052A
Perigee: 493.7 km
Apogee: 496.2 km
Inclination: 97.4 °
Period: 94.4 minutes
Semi major axis: 6865 km
RCS: Unknown
Launch date: June 12, 2018
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER (TNSTA)

IGS R-6 (IGS Radar 6), which was built by Mitsubishi Electric, is the sixteenth IGS satellite to launch – including both the radar and optical imaging branches of the constellation. IGS radar satellites operate in roughly-circular orbits at an altitude of around 500 kilometers (310 miles, 270 nautical miles) and an inclination between 97.2 and 97.5 degrees.

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1 43495U 18052A   19230.98701095 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    08
2 43495  97.3707 345.8739 0001821 334.7898  25.2101 15.25981920    06

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