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QZS-3 (MICHIBIKI-3)

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QZS-3 (MICHIBIKI-3) is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) navigation satellite, launched on August 19, 2017 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
August 19, 2017 at 05:29 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 204
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
Michibiki 3 (QZS-3)

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,799 km
Periapsis
35,778 km
Inclination
0.03°
Orbital period
1436.19 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Manufacturer
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Users
Government
Launch mass
4,700 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2017-048A
NORAD catalog №
42917
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Status
Operational