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H3-22 | Michibiki 6 (QZS-6)

QZS-5 to 7 Patch

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3-22 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 54th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 6,872nd orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--February 2, 2025 · 08:30 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Feb 2, 08:30Feb 2, 10:30 UTC

Flight preview

Michibiki 6 (QZS-6)

QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve optimal high-elevation visibility in urban canyons and mountainous areas. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation in inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits.

Navigation · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Flight timeline

  1. P0DLiftoff
  2. T+1M56SBooster Separation
  3. T+3M45SFairing Separation
  4. T+5MSES-1
  5. T+5MMECO
  6. T+5M8SStage 2 Separation
  7. T+12M50SSECO-1
  8. T+24M19SSES-2
  9. T+28M44SSECO-2
  10. T+29M4SPayload Separation

Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/2/2025 · source

  • Spacecraft separation.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/2/2025 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/2/2025 · source

  • Official Webcast by JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構 has started

    LL2 · 2/2/2025 · source

  • Delayed to February 2 due to launch site weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/30/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/11/2024 · source

  • Launch planned NLT Q1 2025.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/27/2024 · source

  • NET 2025.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/6/2023 · source

Pad — Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

Local pad time: Feb 2, 5:30 PM GMT+9

17 launches from this pad · 98 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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