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KIKU-8 (ETS-VIII)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
December 18, 2006 at 06:32 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 204 →
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Kiku-8
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,153 km
Periapsis
36,138 km
Inclination
11.55°
Orbital period
1454.47 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2006-059A
NORAD catalog №
29656
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
11 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational