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 46.990°
Eccentricity 0.00862
RA ascending node 3.165 hr
Argument perigee 295.982°
Mean anomaly 214.026°
Orbital period 105.914 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Nov 2025, 15:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 980.4 km
Mean Altitude 1044.3 km
Peak Altitude 1108.2 km

Orbital History

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N-1 R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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