Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
ETS-VIII (Engineering Test Satellite) is to be launched in 2006, with the main purpose of dealing with the increasing demand for digital communications, such as mobile phones and other mobile devices. The satellite, with a gross weight of around three tons and a diameter of 40 meters, has two Large…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIKU-8 (ETS-VIII) 2006-059A | Payload | 36114 × 36175 km · 11.8° | Globe |
| H-2A R/B 2006-059B | Rocket body | 252 × 10421 km · 28.6° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2006-059 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).