National Space Development Agency of JapanN-IOsaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Kiku-4
Launched
September 3, 1982
Summary
Kiku-4 launched on a National Space Development Agency of Japan N-I from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on September 3, 1982. It was National Space Development Agency of Japan's 9th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,609th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th N-I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kiku-4, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 974 × 1,228 km orbit inclined 44.6°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th N-I flight · 1st this yearNational Space Development Agency of Japan's 9th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,609th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kiku-4 · NORAD 13492 · 1982-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- KIKU 4 (ETS 3)
- Object ID
- 1982-087A
- Epoch
- 1982-09-03 09:53:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.44136429 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0169605
- Inclination
- 44.62°
- Ascending node
- 64.8338°
- Arg. of perigee
- 205.4892°
- Mean anomaly
- 153.7474°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Kiku-4 · NORAD 13492 · in orbit
N-1-9F Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese satellite designed to test a number of spacecraft technologies
Pad
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
9th launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 1st this year · 9th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
388 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kiku-4 launch?
Kiku-4 launched on September 3, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kiku-4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kiku-4?
N-I, flown by National Space Development Agency of Japan. N-I spec sheet
Where did Kiku-4 launch from?
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Kiku-4 reach?
Kiku-4, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 974 × 1,228 km orbit inclined 44.6°.
How many satellites did Kiku-4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).