H3-22 | Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Commercial)
• Rocket: H3-22 — H3 family

Mission

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.

• Type: Navigation
• Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
• Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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