LIVE: Launch of IGS-Radar 8 on H-2A rocket

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Launch service to use their 49th “H-2A“ rocket for the IGS-Radar 8 mission, launching from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima., IGS R8 is a Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan’s national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. #H2A #jaxa #Mitsubishi #MHILS #H2AF49 #Tanegashima