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 28.445°
Eccentricity 0.48610
RA ascending node 21.571 hr
Argument perigee 342.443°
Mean anomaly 5.343°
Orbital period 245.986 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Nov 2024, 03:23

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 312.2 km
Mean Altitude 6633.7 km
Peak Altitude 12955.3 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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