Objectives and Applications
ETS-VIII (Engineering Test Satellite VIII) is an advanced JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) technology demonstration satellite with the aim to develop and verify the world's largest geostationary satellite-bus technology, considered to be necessary for space missions at the beginning of the 21st century.
Full Name
Engineering Test Satellite VIII
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
18 Dec 2006
Mission Links
EOL Date
18 Dec 2016
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
35786 km
Orbit Longitude
146 deg
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
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