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Kiku-8

Japanese communications demonstration satellite. Kiku-8 was launched on December 18, 2006 aboard a H-IIA 204 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2006-059ANORAD 29656Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kiku-8
Payload designation: ETS-8
International designator: 2006-059A
NORAD catalog number: 29656
GCAT identifier: S29656
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/510

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: ETS
Owner: JAXA
Country: Japan
Builder: Mitsubishi Electric Co.
Platform (bus): DS-2000

Launch

Date: December 18, 2006 · 06:32 UTC
Launch record: 2006-059Success
Rocket: H-IIA 204
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,775 km
Apogee: 35,801 km
Inclination: 0.03°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Dec 24, 2016
End of operations: Dec 24, 2016

Size

Mass: 5,800 kg
Dry mass: 2,500 kg
Length: 7.3 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 40.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4220447 (CC0).