Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Michibiki (QZS-1)
Launched
September 11, 2010
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
Michibiki (QZS-1) launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on September 11, 2010. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 12th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,079th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th H-IIA 202 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO). Michibiki, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 289 × 35,338 km orbit inclined 31.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- みちびき/H-IIA18号機打ち上げクイックレビュー／MICHIBIKI/H-IIA F18 Quick ReviewJAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO)
- Milestone
- 7th H-IIA 202 flight · 2nd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 12th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,079th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Michibiki · NORAD 37158 · 2010-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-045A
- Epoch
- 2010-09-11 06:35:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.30834857 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7246172
- Inclination
- 31.7881°
- Ascending node
- 195.3221°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.9473°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.6004°
- 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: GSTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Michibiki · NORAD 37158
H-2A F18 Stage 2 · re-entered July 26, 2024
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
25th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 50th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Michibiki (QZS-1) launch?
Michibiki (QZS-1) launched on September 11, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Michibiki (QZS-1)?
Coverage: みちびき/H-IIA18号機打ち上げクイックレビュー／MICHIBIKI/H-IIA F18 Quick Review. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Michibiki (QZS-1)?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did Michibiki (QZS-1) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Michibiki (QZS-1) reach?
Michibiki, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 289 × 35,338 km orbit inclined 31.8°.
How many satellites did Michibiki (QZS-1) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).