H-IIA 204 | Michibiki 3 (QZS-3)

H-IIA 204 | Michibiki 3 (QZS-3)

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.

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Michibiki 3 (QZS-3)

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 satellites at very high elevation can be seen. A secondary function is performance enhancement, increasing the accuracy and reliability of GPS derived navigation solutions. A single satellite weighs about 4000 kg, has an expected lifetime of 15 years and is put in a elliptical, highly inclined geosynchronous orbit.

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H-IIA 204


Height 53.00 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 6000 kg

Liftoff Thrust 2260 kN

Diameter 4.00 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 445 Tonnes


Launch Success 5

Consecutive Success 5

Maiden Flight 2006-12-18

Launch Failures 0


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