Kiku 3

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

08:30:00

Wednesday February 11, 1981

Mission Details

Kiku 3

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Engineering Test Satellite-4 (ETS-4) was launched by the National Space Development Agency of Japan from the Tanegashima Space Center using the N-2 Star-37E launch vehicle. The satellite's national name was Kiku-3.

Medium Earth Orbit

1 Payload

640 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
N-II Star-37E

Active 1981 to 1986

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries logo

Agency

MHI

Rocket

Height: 35m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 2,000 kg

GTO: 730 kg

Stages

3

Strap-ons

9

Launch Site

LA-Y1

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Fastest Turnaround

25 days 4 hours

Stats

N-II


1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 1981

1981


13th

Orbital launch attempt