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 28.455°
Eccentricity 0.48159
RA ascending node 2.948 hr
Argument perigee 77.480°
Mean anomaly 330.637°
Orbital period 241.862 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 12:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 295.2 km
Mean Altitude 6487.9 km
Peak Altitude 12680.6 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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