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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
H-II | Kiku-6
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
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.
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