National Space Development Agency of JapanN-IOsaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Kiku 2
Launched
February 23, 1977
Summary
Kiku 2 launched on a National Space Development Agency of Japan N-I from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on February 23, 1977. It was National Space Development Agency of Japan's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,930th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd N-I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kiku 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 122 × 35,587 km orbit inclined 24.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd N-I flight · 1st this yearNational Space Development Agency of Japan's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,930th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kiku 2 · NORAD 9852 · 1977-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- KIKU 2 (ETS 2)
- Object ID
- 1977-014A
- Epoch
- 1977-02-23 14:59:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.30246902 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7319832
- Inclination
- 23.9528°
- Ascending node
- 323.6306°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.2544°
- Mean anomaly
- 198.4474°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kiku 2 · NORAD 9852 · in orbit
N-I-3F Stage 3 · re-entered November 14, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese experimental geostationary satellite
Pad
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
3rd launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 1st this year · 3rd from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
360 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kiku 2 launch?
Kiku 2 launched on February 23, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kiku 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kiku 2?
N-I, flown by National Space Development Agency of Japan. N-I spec sheet
Where did Kiku 2 launch from?
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Kiku 2 reach?
Kiku 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 122 × 35,587 km orbit inclined 24.0°.
How many satellites did Kiku 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).