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NORAD 13492

KIKU 4 (ETS 3)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 105 minutes, on an orbit tilted 44.6° from the equator, between 1,001 and 1,016 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About KIKU 4 (ETS 3)

KIKU 4 (ETS 3) is a satellite from Japan, launched on Sep 3, 1982 from Tanegashima Space Center.

It circles Earth every 105 minutes (13.7 times a day), between 987 and 1,003 km up, on an orbit tilted 44.6° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 45° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Kiku-4 · Japanese technology demonstration satellite

Operated by
National Space Development Agency

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 13 days its lowest point went from 986 km to 987 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.