Spacecraft information: KIKU-2

Launch Details
Launched 22 February 1977
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 9852
COSPAR ID 1977-014A
Alternative names ETS-II
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.260°
Eccentricity 0.00014
RA ascending node 18.877 hr
Argument perigee 171.339°
Mean anomaly 208.313°
Orbital period 1440.068 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Jun 2026, 20:12

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35865.5 km
Mean Altitude 35871.4 km
Peak Altitude 35877.4 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
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