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 44.617°
Eccentricity 0.00117
RA ascending node 3.803 hr
Argument perigee 296.057°
Mean anomaly 78.122°
Orbital period 105.014 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Dec 2025, 12:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 993.6 km
Mean Altitude 1002.2 km
Peak Altitude 1010.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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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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