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 28.459°
Eccentricity 0.47292
RA ascending node 22.943 hr
Argument perigee 41.938°
Mean anomaly 346.040°
Orbital period 235.964 min
Epoch of osculation 15 May 2026, 20:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 296.0 km
Mean Altitude 6278.0 km
Peak Altitude 12260.0 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
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