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Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IOsaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Kiku 5
Launched
August 27, 1987
Summary
Kiku 5 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-I from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on August 27, 1987. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,213th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd H-I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kiku 5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 36,820 km orbit inclined 27.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- H-I · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd H-I flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,213th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kiku 5 · NORAD 18316 · 1987-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- KIKU 5 (ETS 5)
- Object ID
- 1987-070A
- Epoch
- 1987-08-27 15:18:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.21059852 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7351099
- Inclination
- 27.7461°
- Ascending node
- 151.2898°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3276°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.4711°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 529
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Kiku 5 · NORAD 18316 · in orbit
H-I-17F Stage 2 · re-entered August 28, 1987
H-I-17 Stage 3 · re-entered June 12, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
17th launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 2nd this year · 17th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
189 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kiku 5 launch?
Kiku 5 launched on August 27, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kiku 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kiku 5?
H-I, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-I spec sheet
Where did Kiku 5 launch from?
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Kiku 5 reach?
Kiku 5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 36,820 km orbit inclined 27.7°.
How many satellites did Kiku 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).