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 5.831°
Eccentricity 0.00018
RA ascending node 19.037 hr
Argument perigee 292.930°
Mean anomaly 267.858°
Orbital period 1439.869 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Nov 2025, 09:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35860.1 km
Mean Altitude 35867.5 km
Peak Altitude 35875.0 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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