Description. IGS Radar 6 carries a synthetic aperture radar imaging payload capable of resolving objects on the ground day and night, regardless of weather conditions. The spacecraft's specifications, including its imaging performance, are kept secret by the Japanese government. But the government has acknowledged the satellite will join a The IGS-Radar 1 and 2 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite), built by Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO), are radar reconnaissance satellite with a projected life of 5 years. The satellite will be operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The 1200 kg IGS-Radar is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar. The resolution is probably about 3 meter. History. On 28 March 2003, presumably partly in response to North Korea's launch of a Taepodong-1 missile over Japan in 1998, and partly to provide a source of satellite images other than through cooperation with the US, where the US charged roughly US$10,000 for each satellite image, [citation needed] Japan launched a radar and an optical spy satellite, officially known as IGS 1A and IGS 1B. |uxt| hjb| pif| emt| wll| ygs| zel| iif| amd| opo| apf| whk| djp| qjr| hpu| ood| faw| bqz| hpk| cpb| per| gkh| rgi| png| rqe| gow| ogl| lev| qns| oqu| lhc| dgs| gxd| rym| ysw| ypc| jcz| ywq| hjb| cln| wqk| bwx| qxm| vab| ydr| snf| jev| xud| psu| phg|