Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
QZS-1R
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,100.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Stats
2021
103rd orbital launch attempt
H-IIA
44th mission
1st mission of 2021
43rd successful mission
38th consecutive successful mission