H-1 | Kiku 5
Status: Success | Launched: Aug 27, 1987 09:20 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Commercial)
- Rocket: H-I
Mission
Japanese geostationary communications satellite
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Osaki Launch Complex
- Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.