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Kiku-6

retired

きく6号

CommunicationsHEOCOSPAR 1994-056ALaunched 8/28/1994

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ETS-6/LAPS
Launch Vehicle: H-II
Launch Date: 8/28/1994
Last Contact: 1/1/1999

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: HEO
Altitude: 23,250 km
Inclination: 13.11 deg
Dry Mass: 1,950 kg
Total Mass: 3,800 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Manufacturer: Toshiba Komukai Works

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1994-056A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/299