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KIKU-5 (ETS-V)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
August 27, 1987 at 09:20 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-I →
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
Kiku 5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,077 km
Periapsis
36,027 km
Inclination
12.79°
Orbital period
1449.67 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1987-070A
NORAD catalog №
18316
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
3.3081 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational