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KIKU-6 (ETS-VI)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

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
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
38.6374 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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