Tuesday, June 2, 1998

Kiku 1

  1975-082A


NASDA's first satellite was Engineering Test Satellite 1 (ETS-1), named Kiku (Chrysanthenum) after launch. It was built by Nippon NEC with collaboration from Hughes. Launch was at 84 deg azimuth corresponding to 30.5 deg inclination; third stage burn changed inclination to 47 deg.


Kiku 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1975 Sep 9  0530  Launch by N-1  TNSC 
  T+81s SOB sep 
  T+3:39 MECO 
  T+3:46 VECO 
  T+3:47 St 1 sep 
 0533 T+3:50 SES-1 for 3:50 
 0534 T+4:03 Fairing 
 0537 T+7:40 SECO 
 0550 Stage 2 sep  -2044 x 999 x 30.6  
 0550 T+20:08 TES (40s?) 
 0550 TECO 
 0552 T+22:32 St 3 sep 
1975 Sep 9    105.9 975 x 1103 x 47.0 
1978 Sep Still tx 
1982 Apr 28   end of ops 

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