Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Navigation · GTO
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| QZS-3 (MICHIBIKI-3) 2017-048A | Payload | 35779 × 35796 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| H-2A R/B 2017-048B | Rocket body | 276 × 33528 km · 19.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2017-048 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).