Launch Overview
Vehicle
H3-22S
Agency
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Site / Pad
TNSC / Y2
Outcome
Success
Flight
H3-F5
COSPAR Designator
2025-023
Mission
Michibiki 6 (QZS-6) (Navigation)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
H3-22
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Agency launches
54 (1 YTD)
Site launches
94 (1 YTD)
Pad launches
14 (1 YTD)