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 5.380°
Eccentricity 0.00013
RA ascending node 18.912 hr
Argument perigee 114.999°
Mean anomaly 141.182°
Orbital period 1439.736 min
Epoch of osculation 05 May 2026, 12:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35859.3 km
Mean Altitude 35864.9 km
Peak Altitude 35870.5 km

Launched alongside

N-1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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