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“Kiku-8”: put in orbit by Japan
Tokyo, Japan - The biggest Japanese satellite
The 8th version of “Kiku” satellite (chrysanthemum, the imperial Nippon symbol), of weight of 5.8 ton, has been put in orbit by Japan on last 18th December. It left the base in South Tanegashima by shots H-2A with a speed of 36.000 km and an orbit of 146 degrees of longitude. Communications experiments from the ground have been started, as Japan has announced during the last days, but the des...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 72391
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency