Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| QZS-1 (MICHIBIKI-1) 2010-045A | Payload | 39686 × 39754 km · 44.4° | Globe |
| H-2A R/B 2010-045B | Rocket body | re-entered 2024-07-26 |
COSPAR ID 2010-045 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).