ETS 5

Also called Kiku 5

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General

Designation	18316 / 87070A
Launch date	27 Aug 1987
Country of origin	Japan
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	150°E, inclined
Launch vehicle	H1

First 3-axis stabilized Japanese satellite with a built in apogee kick motor. It also carried a experimental mobile communications payload.

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End of life

Out of service	mid-Oct 1997
Cause	deorbited

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Mitsubishi Electric
Platform	Mitsubishi
Mass at launch	1081 kg
Mass in orbit	550 kg
Length	3 m
Width	2.8 m
Height	2 m
Stabilization	3-axis
Design lifetime	1.5 years

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L-band

Transponders	2
Power	30 W
Bandwidth	10 MHz
Coverage	Northern Pacific including Philippines, Indonesia and Australia
EIRP max	23.2 dBW
Polarization

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C-band

Transponders	1
Power	6 W
Bandwidth	20 MHz
Coverage	Northern Pacific (used for a link to NASDA)
EIRP max
Polarization

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