Manifest / 01
Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Latitude
- 30.401°N
- Longitude
- 130.976°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
01:51 AM UTC - 02:04 AM UTC
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Profile →JPN • Founded 1884
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group....
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

