Japan Succeeded in Launching Radar Satellite #5
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched H-IIA rocket #33 from Tanegashima Space Center, southern part of Japan, at 10:20:00 Japan Standard Time, March 17. The launcher carried Information gathering satellite using radar #5 unit.
They found the successful separation of the satellite later. The satellite later was confirmed in orbit as planned.
This time’s successful launching of H-IIA marked the 27th consecutively and its functionality rate has reached to 97%,
The radar satellite #5 would take place of the satellite #3 which was launched in 2012 and reaching to the end of its designed life.
Except for the newly launched satellite, Japan operates six-satellites, three optical and three radar satellites respectively for information gathering.
As North Korea is showing its assertiveness in launching ballistic missiles and claims to target U.S. military installations in Japanese homeland, information gathering is getting more critical for the security reason.
The fifth radar satellite is reportedly carrying more advanced radar resolution of 50cm, instead of 1 meter by previous birds.
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