NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1977-014A
Kiku 2 was a Japanese engineering technology satellite launched to acquire technologies to launch, track, and control geostationary satellites. It carried a propagation experiment of millemeter and quasi-millimeter waves. Its weight at launch was 245 kg and was cylindrical, 191 cm high including antenna, with a diameter of 141 cm. Its expected life was as least 6 months.
Launch Date: 1977-02-23
Launch Vehicle: N-1
Launch Site: Tanegashima, Japan
Mass: 130 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Dr. Dieter K. Bilitza
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. H. Kato | Project Manager | National Satellite Development Agency |