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 28.412°
Eccentricity 0.47778
RA ascending node 12.610 hr
Argument perigee 67.937°
Mean anomaly 335.295°
Orbital period 238.348 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 16:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 279.0 km
Mean Altitude 6363.1 km
Peak Altitude 12447.2 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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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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