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KIKU-5 (ETS-V)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
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
Japan
Radar cross-section
3.3081 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational