Spacecraft information: 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 12.736°
Eccentricity 0.00038
RA ascending node 22.330 hr
Argument perigee 86.833°
Mean anomaly 278.539°
Orbital period 1449.682 min
Epoch of osculation 06 Aug 2026, 18:14

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36043.2 km
Mean Altitude 36059.2 km
Peak Altitude 36075.3 km

Launched alongside

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

Orbital History

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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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