Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)
TBD
- NET (T-0)
- 31 AUG · 00:00 UTC
- Window
- Instantaneous
- Rocket
- H3-22
- Operator
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Michibiki 7 (QZS-7)
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer OrbitGTO
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.