Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)
The 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.
Mission timeline
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Latitude
- 30.401°N
- Longitude
- 130.976°E
Can I see this?
Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear — 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
Vehicle & provider
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.