1994-056A
The ETS-6 Engineering Test Satellite, built by Toshiba, was to be the first geostationary payload for the H-II rocket,to be stationed at 154E. However, the 2kN bipropellant apogee LAPS stage built by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) failed. The Kiku 6 satellite was placed in an orbit which repeated its ground track every three days. The low orbit required the solar panels to rotate much faster than anticipated. A year after launch NASDA reported that many of the planned experiments with the S, K and O-band systems had been carried out, but laser communication tests were less successful because of the high orbital motion rates.
| Kiku-6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Aug 28 | 0750 | Launch by H-II-2 | |
| 0755 | Stage 1 MECO (T+5:47) | ||
| 0755 | Stage 2 burn for 6:41 | ||
| 0802 | Stage 2 MECO, coast 12 min | ||
| 0814 | Stage 2 burn 2 | ||
| Stage 2 MECO-2 | |||
| 0818 | Stage 2 sep | 250 x 36338 | |
| 1994 Aug 31 | 0519 | LAPS burn | |
| 1994 Aug 31 | 1510 | LAPS separated | 7791 x 38715 x 13.1 |
| 1995 Aug | Still operating | ||
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