Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 204Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Michibiki 3 (QZS-3)
Launched
August 19, 2017
Image: JAXA
Summary
Michibiki 3 (QZS-3) launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 204 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on August 19, 2017. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 34th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,667th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th H-IIA 204 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Michibiki-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 352 × 35,399 km orbit inclined 19.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- みちびき3号機打ち上げライブ中継JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
- 準天頂衛星システム静止軌道衛星「みちびき3号機」／H-IIAロケット35号機打ち上げ中継JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 204 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 4th H-IIA 204 flight · 2nd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 34th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,667th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Michibiki-3 · NORAD 42917 · 2017-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-048A
- Epoch
- 2017-08-19 07:13:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29950556 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7227412
- Inclination
- 19.869°
- Ascending node
- 88.5634°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.3654°
- Mean anomaly
- 44.6383°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Michibiki-3 · NORAD 42917 · in orbit
H-2A F35 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
42nd launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 4th this year · 72nd from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Michibiki 3 (QZS-3) launch?
Michibiki 3 (QZS-3) launched on August 19, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Michibiki 3 (QZS-3)?
Coverage: みちびき3号機打ち上げライブ中継; 準天頂衛星システム静止軌道衛星「みちびき3号機」／H-IIAロケット35号機打ち上げ中継. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Michibiki 3 (QZS-3)?
H-IIA 204, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 204 spec sheet
Where did Michibiki 3 (QZS-3) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Michibiki 3 (QZS-3) reach?
Michibiki-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 352 × 35,399 km orbit inclined 19.9°.
How many satellites did Michibiki 3 (QZS-3) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).