KIKU-4

Launch Details
Launched 2 September 1982
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 13492
COSPAR ID 1982-087A
Alternative names ETS-III
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 44.614°
Eccentricity 0.00110
RA ascending node 10.607 hr
Argument perigee 192.362°
Mean anomaly 209.494°
Orbital period 105.014 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Nov 2025, 15:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 994.2 km
Mean Altitude 1002.2 km
Peak Altitude 1010.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

N-1 R/B N-1 DEB N-1 DEB

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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