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1987 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Kiku 5
success
H-1 | Kiku 5
Japanese geostationary communications satellite
Overview
Date / time
August 27, 1987 at 09:20 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Osaki Launch Complex
Mission
Kiku 5
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
H-I →
Launch provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries →
Payloads deployed · 1
KIKU-5 (ETS-V)
GEO