Spacecraft information: KIKU-3

Launch Details
Launched 10 February 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 12295
COSPAR ID 1981-012A
Alternative names ETS-IV
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 28.441°
Eccentricity 0.47196
RA ascending node 19.165 hr
Argument perigee 134.257°
Mean anomaly 275.861°
Orbital period 235.576 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Jun 2026, 13:40

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 300.8 km
Mean Altitude 6264.2 km
Peak Altitude 12227.5 km

Launched alongside

N-2 R/B(1) N-2 R/B(2)

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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