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 28.437°
Eccentricity 0.48907
RA ascending node 14.855 hr
Argument perigee 280.103°
Mean anomaly 30.163°
Orbital period 248.535 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Apr 2024, 06:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 319.4 km
Mean Altitude 6723.4 km
Peak Altitude 13127.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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