In orbitRocket body

N-1 R/B

NORAD: 13493
COSPAR: 1982-087B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: National Space Development Adminstration
Platform (bus): Star 37
Mass at launch: 669 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 105 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Total mass with attached parts: 105 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 1.8 m
Diameter: 1.2 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.8 m
Shape: Sphere + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S13493, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1982-09-03
Rocket: N-1
Flight: Kiku-4
Mission name: ETS 3
Launch site: TNSC, N
Launched by: National Space Development Adminstration
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1982-087

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1982-087, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: JPN
Launch date: 1982-09-03
Period: 107.1 min
Inclination: 44.62°
Apogee: 1,221 km
Perigee: 962 km
Radar cross-section: 1.769 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit