Launch (UTC)6 Aug 2026, 19:30 UTC
Launch (local)Aug 6, 2026, 7:30 PM
ProviderMitsubishi Heavy Industries
VehicleH3-22
OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
CountryJapan
MissionMichibiki 7 (QZS-7)
Window19:30–21:00 UTC
Mission
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.