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 5.969°
Eccentricity 0.00020
RA ascending node 19.075 hr
Argument perigee 237.575°
Mean anomaly 135.993°
Orbital period 1439.684 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Sep 2025, 20:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35855.4 km
Mean Altitude 35863.9 km
Peak Altitude 35872.4 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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