Kiku-8

Summary

Kiku-8 is a technology demonstration spacecraft^[1]. Kiku-8 draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (technology_demonstration_spacecraft category, ranking #14 of 58).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kiku-8 is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Kiku-8's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft^[4].
• Kiku-8's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[5].
• Kiku-8's operator is recorded as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency^[6].
• Kiku-8's follows is recorded as Kiku-7 Chaser^[7].
• Kiku-8's manufacturer is recorded as Mitsubishi Electric^[8].
• Kiku-8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2006-059A^[9].
• Kiku-8's part of is recorded as Kiku^[10].
• Kiku-8's Commons category is recorded as ETS-VIII^[11].
• Kiku-8's space launch vehicle is recorded as H-IIA^[12].
• Kiku-8's SCN is recorded as 29656^[13].
• Kiku-8's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[14].
• Kiku-8's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[15].
• Kiku-8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2006-12-18T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Kiku-8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r4f4j^[17].
• Kiku-8's spacecraft bus is recorded as DS2000^[18].
• Kiku-8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[19].
• Kiku-8's start point is recorded as Yoshinobu Launch Complex Launch Pad 1^[20].
• Kiku-8's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+5800'}^[21].
• Kiku-8's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 2006-059A^[22].

Why It Matters

Kiku-8 draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (technology_demonstration_spacecraft category, ranking #14 of 58).^[2] Kiku-8 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]