H-II | Kiku-6

Name: H-II | Kiku-6
Start: 1994-08-28T07:50:00Z
Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

ETS 6 (Engineering Test Satellite) 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.

Mission Details

Launch date: August 28, 1994 at 07:50 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: H-II
Operator: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mission type: Communications