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ETS-5

H-1 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on August 27, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 27, 1987 · 09:20 UTCLaunch 1987-070Launch no. 3,209 in the log
RocketH-1
SpaceportTanegashimapad N
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 27, 1987, 09:20
Launch designation
1987-070
Mission
ETS-5
Flight name
Kiku 5
Vehicle flight ID
H-17(F)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,812 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kiku 51987-070ANORAD 18316National Space Development AdminstrationCommunications550 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.