Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Michibiki 2 (QZS-2)
Launched
June 1, 2017
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
Michibiki 2 (QZS-2) launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on June 1, 2017. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 33rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,645th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st H-IIA 202 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO). Michibiki-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 7,094 × 35,997 km orbit inclined 38.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- みちびき２号機打ち上げライブ中継JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
- H-IIAロケット34号機打上げ（現地中継）NVS
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO)
- Milestone
- 21st H-IIA 202 flight · 2nd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 33rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,645th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Michibiki-2 · NORAD 42738 · 2017-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2017-028A
- Epoch
- 2017-06-01 21:57:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.86126135 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5176634
- Inclination
- 38.7511°
- Ascending node
- 289.5479°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.7898°
- Mean anomaly
- 327.4602°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSTO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Michibiki-2 · NORAD 42738 · in orbit
H-2A F34 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) is a three-satellite regional time transfer system and the satellite-based augmentation system for the GPS that would be receivable within Japan. The primary purpose of QZSS is to increase the availability of GPS in Japan's numerous urban canyons, where only satellites at very high elevation can be seen. A secondary function is performance enhancement, increasing the accuracy and reliability of GPS derived navigation solutions. A single satellite weighs about 4000 kg, has an expected lifetime of 15 years and is put in a elliptical, highly inclined geosynchronous orbit.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
41st launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 3rd this year · 71st from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
75 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Michibiki 2 (QZS-2) launch?
Michibiki 2 (QZS-2) launched on June 1, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Michibiki 2 (QZS-2)?
Coverage: みちびき２号機打ち上げライブ中継; H-IIAロケット34号機打上げ（現地中継）. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Michibiki 2 (QZS-2)?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did Michibiki 2 (QZS-2) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Michibiki 2 (QZS-2) reach?
Michibiki-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 7,094 × 35,997 km orbit inclined 38.8°.
How many satellites did Michibiki 2 (QZS-2) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).