 1 at the Yoshinobu launch complex at Tanegashima on 7 February in preparation for the mission’s second launch attempt.Japan’s government-owned orbiting robotic spy platforms are officially known as "Information Gathering Satellites" and come in radar and optical imaging variants.The spacecraft awaiting liftoff on the next H-2A flight — designated IGS Optical 7 — is the 18th Information Gathering Satellite launched by Japan’s government since 2003, including two satellites lost in an H-2A launch failure.