Saturday, December 21, 1996

Kiku 4

 1982-087A


ETS-3 was the fourth Engineering Test Satellite to be launched, and was renamed Kiku-4. Its N-I launch vehicle placed it in a 107 minute orbit. ETS-3 tested new methods of attitude control.


Kiku-4 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1982 Sep 3  0517  Launch by N-I  TNSC 
  T+38s SOB burnout 
  T+1:20 SOB sep 
  T+3:38 MECO 
  T+3:44 VECO 
  T+3:46 Stage 1 sep 
  T+3:48 SES 
 0521 T+4:02 Fairing 
 0524  T+7:50 SECO  -2200? x 980 x 31.1 
 0525 S-13s St 2 sep 
 0525 S+0s TES 
 0525 S+40s TECO 
 0527 S+145s St 3 sep 
1982 Sep 3  0527  Despin 
1982 Sep 3    107.1 965 x 1228 x 44.6 
1985 Mar 8   end of ops

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