H3-22 | Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)

Launch Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2025 02:30:00 GMT

Launch Site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Launch Vehicle: H3-22

Status: Go for Launch

Mission Details

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.

Launch Service Provider

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)

Rocket Information

Configuration: H3-22
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Payload Capacity to LEO: kg
Height: 63 meters
Diameter: 5.27 meters

Launch Pad

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

Updates

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:19:00 GMT
GO for launch.
by Cosmic_Penguin
Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:30:05 GMT
Tweaked approximate launch date per launch manifest (P.129 of source).
by Cosmic_Penguin