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 6.037°
Eccentricity 0.00022
RA ascending node 19.095 hr
Argument perigee 214.792°
Mean anomaly 166.077°
Orbital period 1439.786 min
Epoch of osculation 17 Aug 2025, 21:30

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35856.8 km
Mean Altitude 35865.9 km
Peak Altitude 35875.0 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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