KIKU-1

Launch Details
Launched 8 September 1975
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 8197
COSPAR ID 1975-082A
Alternative names ETS-I
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 46.987°
Eccentricity 0.00851
RA ascending node 17.703 hr
Argument perigee 84.365°
Mean anomaly 290.764°
Orbital period 105.914 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Sep 2025, 07:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 981.2 km
Mean Altitude 1044.3 km
Peak Altitude 1107.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

N-1 R/B

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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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