IGS 3V

Also called IGS Optical 3 Verification

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General

Designation	30587 / 07005B
Launch date	24 Feb 2007
Country of origin	Japan
Mission	Military: reconnaissance
Perigee/Apogee	484 / 491 km, near-polar
Inclination	97.3°
Period	(4-day revisit)
Launch vehicle	H2A #19

Eperimental satellite on a 6 month engineering mission to test out improvements to the earlier Japanese optical spy satellites, which performed less well than hoped.

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End of life

Out of service
Cause
Decay	12 Nov 2013

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Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Mitsubishi Electric
Platform
Mass at launch	1200 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	6 months

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