QZS 2 (Michibiki 2)

Launch data: Designation  42738 / 17028A Launch date  01 June 2017 - 00:17 UT Launch site  Tanegashima, YLP-1 Launch vehicle  H-2A-202 (F34) Mission  Navigation Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  32672 x 38917 km Eccentricity   Inclination   44.7° Period  1436.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• OZS 2 (Quasi Zenith Satellite) 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.

Mission details:

• The second Quasi-Zenith Satellite (QZS-2) in the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) being developed by the Cabinet Office was launched on the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 34 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 9:17:46 a.m. (Japan Standard Time) on June 1, 2017. The flight of the rocket proceeded as planned and the satellite was successfully separated 28 minutes and 21 seconds after the launch.
• As well as a navigation signal, the payload has a space weather monitor.

External links:

• Cabinet Office: Technical Information
• Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking