Spacecraft information: 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 44.615°
Eccentricity 0.00119
RA ascending node 10.183 hr
Argument perigee 225.226°
Mean anomaly 176.636°
Orbital period 105.013 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 09:11

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 993.5 km
Mean Altitude 1002.2 km
Peak Altitude 1010.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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