Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH-IIYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Kiku-6
Launched
August 28, 1994
Image: Masamic
Summary
Kiku-6 launched on a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H-II from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on August 28, 1994. It was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,927th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd H-II flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kiku-6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 36,151 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- H-II · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd H-II flightJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,927th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kiku-6 · NORAD 23230 · 1994-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ETS 6
- Object ID
- 1994-056A
- Epoch
- 1994-08-28 13:34:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25365114 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7303751
- Inclination
- 28.4311°
- Ascending node
- 130.0282°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7025°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.0112°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0001
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; 2 still in orbit
- Kiku-6 · NORAD 23230 · in orbit
H-II-2F Stage 2 · re-entered April 2, 1995
LAPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ETS 6 (Engineering Test Satellite) was developed to confirm the technology required for a geostationary three-axis satellite bus system for high performance practical satellites in the 1990's, and to test advanced satellite communications equipment.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
2nd launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 26th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
205 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kiku-6 launch?
Kiku-6 launched on August 28, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kiku-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kiku-6?
H-II, flown by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. H-II spec sheet
Where did Kiku-6 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Kiku-6 reach?
Kiku-6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 36,151 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did Kiku-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).