Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Michibiki 6
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, as well as from geostationary orbits. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a seven-spacecraft constellation.
Michibiki 6 also carries a Space Situational Awareness payload from the US Space Force developed by the MIT Lincoln Laboratory known as the Situational Awareness Camera Hosted Instrument (SÃCHI).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,900.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LA-Y2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Stats
2025
23rd orbital launch attempt
H3
5th mission
1st mission of 2025
4th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission