IGS O-6

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IGS O-6 is classified as:

Brightest

NORAD ID: 43223

Int'l Code: 2018-021A

Perigee: 487.0 km

Apogee: 493.0 km

Inclination: 97.3 °

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   24244.92288824 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    08
2 43223  97.3489   3.2599 0004327  51.9105 308.0481 15.27646025    03

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants