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IGS R 8

NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2024-176A

Description

IGS R 8 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) is a spacecraft for the Japanese government’s Cabinet Satellite Information Center.

The IGS program was created in response to the 1988 North Korean missile test over Japan. The network is tasked, in large part, with providing early warning of impending hostile missile launches.

Information from the satellites is also used as part of civil natural disaster monitoring and response.

Alternate Names

  • IGSR8
  • 61439

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2024-09-26
Launch Vehicle: H-2A
Launch Site: Tanegashima, Japan

Funding Agency

  • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan)

Discipline

  • Military or Reconnaissance

Additional Information

Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office

 
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