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H-IIA 202 | Michibiki 4 (QZS-4)

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Mission

Navigation · GSTO

The Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) is a three-satellite regional time transfer system and the satellite-based augmentation system for the GPS that would be receivable within Japan. The primary purpose of QZSS is to increase the availability of GPS in Japan's numerous urban canyons, where only…

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