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KIKU-6 (ETS-VI)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
August 28, 1994 at 07:50 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-II →
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Kiku-6
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
38,790 km
Periapsis
8,451 km
Inclination
12.56°
Orbital period
861.81 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1994-056A
NORAD catalog №
23230
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
38.6374 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational