In orbitDebris

N-1 DEB

NORAD: 13510
COSPAR: 1982-087C

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Spacecraft

Owner: National Space Development Adminstration

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S13510, 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: Debris
Owner code: JPN
Launch date: 1982-09-03
Period: 105.9 min
Inclination: 44.58°
Apogee: 1,156 km
Perigee: 920 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0193 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: KIKU-4 (ETS-III) (NORAD 13492)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

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