IGS Radar 6H-IIA 202Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch Status Success Tue ยท Jun 12th, 2018 12:20 AM - 12:33 AM EDT Watch Online MissionIGS Radar 6Type: Government/Top SecretIGS Radar is a family of Japanese radar reconnaissance satellites that serve both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. IGS Radar 5 is the fifth generation of satellites. Equipped with synthetic aperture radar, it is able to image targets even in darkness and bad weather. LocationOsaki Y LP1Tanegashima, Japan35 rockets have launched from Tanegashima, Japan. RocketH-IIA 202Length: 53 meters Diameter: 4 meters First Launch: August 29, 2001H-IIA (H2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch Akatsuki, which studied the planet Venus. Launches occur at the Tanegashima Space Center.The H-IIA 202 rocket has been launched a total of 22 times with 22 successful and 0 failed launches. AgencyMitsubishi Heavy IndustriesType: Commercial Abbreviation: MHI Administration: Seiji Izumisawa Founded: 1884 Launchers: H-I, H-II, H-III Spacecraft: Kounotori, HTV Country: JPNMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI’s products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world’s 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan. View Rocket Launch Schedule