NORAD 12295
KIKU 3 (ETS 4)
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Speed
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Sunlight
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Identity
- NORAD ID
- 12295
- International designator
- 1981-012A
- Launch date
- Feb 11, 1981
- Launch site
- TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER
- Radar size (RCS)
- Large (over 1 m²)
Radio
- Uplink
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- Downlink
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Active transmitters from SatNOGS DB, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Your station
- Grid locator
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Live
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- Sub-satellite grid
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Upcoming passes
Next 48 h · your local timeUse your location to predict passes.
Mutual visibility
With another station · next 48 hUse your location to find mutual windows.
Transmitters
Nominal · add location for Doppler-
Recent receptions
SatNOGS Network-
Orbit data
- TLE epoch
- 2026-10-23 20:21:34 UTC
- TLE age
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Radio data from SatNOGS DB and SatNOGS Network, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Its orbit in 3D
Goes round Earth once every 3.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 28.4° from the equator, between 130 and 21,162 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.
Drag to turn · pinch to zoom · it moves live
About KIKU 3 (ETS 4)
KIKU 3 (ETS 4) is a satellite from Japan, launched on Feb 11, 1981 from Tanegashima Space Center.
It circles Earth every 235 minutes (6.1 times a day), between 306 and 12,154 km up, on an orbit tilted 28.4° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 28° north and south.
The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.
Kiku-3 · Japanese technology demonstration satellite
- Operated by
- National Space Development Agency
Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).