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 12.979°
Eccentricity 0.00034
RA ascending node 22.439 hr
Argument perigee 347.909°
Mean anomaly 12.937°
Orbital period 1449.633 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Dec 2025, 04:07

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36044.0 km
Mean Altitude 36058.3 km
Peak Altitude 36072.5 km

Launched alongside

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

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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