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H3-22 | Michibiki 6 (QZS-6)

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
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 2, 08:30 – Feb 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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- 「みちびき6号機」(準天頂衛星)/H3ロケット5号機打上げライブ中継 — JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
Flight timeline
- P0DLiftoff
- T+1M56SBooster Separation
- T+3M45SFairing Separation
- T+5MSES-1
- T+5MMECO
- T+5M8SStage 2 Separation
- T+12M50SSECO-1
- T+24M19SSES-2
- T+28M44SSECO-2
- 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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