IGS 3A
Also called IGS 2AR, Optical 2
General
| Designation | 29393 / 06037A |
| Launch date | 11 Sep 2006 at 04:35 UT |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Mission | Military: reconnaissance |
| Perigee/Apogee | 484 / 491 km, sun-synchronous |
| Inclination | 97.3° |
| Period | (4-day revisit) |
| Launch vehicle | H2A #17 |
Optical satellite, 1-m resolution.
Replaced IGS 2A destroyed at launch time.
End of life
| Out of service | yes, 2011? |
| Cause | |
| Decay | 29 Oct 2016 |
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Technical data
Specifications
| Prime contractor | Mitsubishi Electric |
| Platform | |
| Mass at launch | 850 kg |
| Mass in orbit | |
| Dimension | |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime | 5 years |
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