IGS R-6

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IGS R-6 is classified as:

Brightest

NORAD ID: 43495

Int'l Code: 2018-052A

Perigee: 493.6 km

Apogee: 496.4 km

Inclination: 97.3 °

Period: 94.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 6865 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: June 12, 2018
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER (TNSTA)

IGS R-6 (IGS Radar 6), which was built by Mitsubishi Electric, is the sixteenth IGS satellite to launch – including both the radar and optical imaging branches of the constellation. IGS radar satellites operate in roughly-circular orbits at an altitude of around 500 kilometers (310 miles, 270 nautical miles) and an inclination between 97.2 and 97.5 degrees.

1 43495U 18052A   24109.97056551 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    08
2 43495  97.3351 226.2828 0002061  94.8489 265.1595 15.25980130    03

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants