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 28.392°
Eccentricity 0.48779
RA ascending node 8.443 hr
Argument perigee 76.837°
Mean anomaly 331.453°
Orbital period 247.903 min
Epoch of osculation 09 Jul 2024, 20:31

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 324.6 km
Mean Altitude 6701.2 km
Peak Altitude 13077.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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