National Space Development Agency of JapanN-IOsaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Kiku-1
Launched
September 9, 1975
Summary
Kiku-1 launched on a National Space Development Agency of Japan N-I from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on September 9, 1975. It was National Space Development Agency of Japan's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,737th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st N-I flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kiku-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 3, 1975, was 983 × 1,111 km inclined 47.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st N-I flightNational Space Development Agency of Japan's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,737th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kiku-1 · NORAD 8197 · 1975-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- KIKU 1 (ETS 1)
- Object ID
- 1975-082A
- Epoch
- 1975-10-03 23:49:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.58866108 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0086315
- Inclination
- 46.9812°
- Ascending node
- 2.6783°
- Arg. of perigee
- 299.3229°
- Mean anomaly
- 59.8978°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 337
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kiku-1 · NORAD 8197 · in orbit
N-I-1F Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese experimental satellite
Pad
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
1st launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 1st this year · 1st from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kiku-1 launch?
Kiku-1 launched on September 9, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kiku-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kiku-1?
N-I, flown by National Space Development Agency of Japan. N-I spec sheet
Where did Kiku-1 launch from?
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Kiku-1 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kiku-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 3, 1975, was 983 × 1,111 km inclined 47.0°.
How many satellites did Kiku-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).