ETS 4 [NASDA]
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.
Nation: | Japan |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | NASDA |
Contractors: | Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) |
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Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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Mass: | 640 kg |
Orbit: | 223 km × 35824 km, 28.6° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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ETS 4 (Kiku 3) | 1981-012A | 11.02.1981 | Ta LP-N | N-2 Star-37E |