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 28.478°
Eccentricity 0.47478
RA ascending node 4.822 hr
Argument perigee 258.219°
Mean anomaly 46.652°
Orbital period 236.719 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Mar 2026, 06:24

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 286.7 km
Mean Altitude 6305.0 km
Peak Altitude 12323.2 km

Launched alongside

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

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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