About Engineering Test Satellite VI "KIKU-6" (ETS-VI)
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KIKU-6(ETS-VI) was developed to confirm the technology required for a geostationary three-axis satellite bus system for high performance practical satellites in the 1990's, and to test advanced satellite communications equipment. It was launched by the H-II also to confirm the performance of the launch vehicle. The injection into orbit was abandoned because of a malfunction in the apogee-engine. |
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Major Characteristics
| International Designation Code | 1994-056A |
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| Launch Date | 8/28/1994 |
| Launch Vehicle | H-II Launch Vehicle (2F) |
| Launch Site | Tanegashima Space Center |
| Weight | 2000kg(Beginning of life) Payload capacity 660 kg |
| Orbit | Geostationary orbit (153.8deg. E. longitude(tentative)) |
| Dimensions | Box shaped with attached deployable solar panels |
| Life | 10 years for satellite bus |
| Altitude | Perigee altitude Approx. 8,600km / Apogee altitude Approx. 38,600km (Schedule: Approx. 36,000km) |
| Inclination | Approx. 13 degrees (Schedule: 0 degrees) |
| Period | Approx. 14hours 22minutes (Schedule: Approx. 24hours) |
| Attitude Control | 3-axis-stabilized |
