Spacecraft information: 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 0.00864
RA ascending node 4.200 hr
Argument perigee 270.707°
Mean anomaly 235.928°
Orbital period 105.914 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 11:37

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 980.2 km
Mean Altitude 1044.3 km
Peak Altitude 1108.3 km

Launched alongside

N-1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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