KIKU-5

Launch Details
Launched 26 August 1987
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 18316
COSPAR ID 1987-070A
Alternative names ETS-V
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.990°
Eccentricity 0.00027
RA ascending node 22.444 hr
Argument perigee 340.684°
Mean anomaly 69.752°
Orbital period 1449.701 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Dec 2025, 05:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36048.3 km
Mean Altitude 36059.6 km
Peak Altitude 36070.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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