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ETS 3

N-1 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on September 3, 1982, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 3, 1982 · 05:00 UTCLaunch 1982-087Launch no. 2,603 in the log
RocketN-1
SpaceportTanegashimapad N
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 3, 1982, 05:00
Launch designation
1982-087
Mission
ETS 3
Flight name
Kiku-4
Vehicle flight ID
N-9(F)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,252 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.385 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kiku-41982-087ANORAD 13492National Space Development AdminstrationCommunications385 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.