launched fromJapan

ETS-2

Name: ETS-2
Start: 1977-02-23T08:50:00Z
Location: Tanegashima

Success

FEB 23197708:50:00 UTC

An experimental communication satellite mission to GTO on Thor N-I.

LIFTOFF

FEB 23 1977

08:50:00 UTC

Success

launched fromSLC-NTanegashima

aboardThor N-IN-3intoGTO

Payload

ETS-2 (Kiku-2)

Experimental communication satellite