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NORAD 8197

KIKU 1 (ETS 1)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 106 minutes, on an orbit tilted 47.0° from the equator, between 984 and 1,106 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About KIKU 1 (ETS 1)

KIKU 1 (ETS 1) is a satellite from Japan, launched on Sep 9, 1975 from Tanegashima Space Center.

It circles Earth every 106 minutes (13.6 times a day), between 973 and 1,101 km up, on an orbit tilted 47.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 47° north and south.

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

Kiku-1 · Japanese technology demonstration satellite

Operated by
National Space Development Agency

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 12 days its lowest point went from 974 km to 973 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)
1,0001,0501,100

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.