H-IIA launches IGS Optical-8

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’s H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 48 (H-IIA F48) launched IGS Optical-8 (情報収集衛星光学8号機) from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex, at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on 12 January 2024, at 04:44:26 UTC (13:44:26 JST). The Information Gathering Satellite (情報収集衛星, IGS) Optical-8 (光学8) is a Japanese optical reconnaissance satellite. Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/(c) H-IIA F46 launches IGS Optical-8 #H2AF48