Names | QZS-1 Replacement Michibiki-1R |
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Mission type | Navigation |
Operator | Cabinet Office (Japan) (CAO) |
COSPAR ID | 2021-096A |
SATCAT no. | 49336 |
Website | https://qzss.go.jp/ |
Mission duration | 3 years and 18 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | DS2000 |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric |
Launch mass | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) [1] |
Dimensions | 5.4 × 2.9 × 2.9 m (17.7 × 9.5 × 9.5 ft) |
Power | 6.3 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 October 2021, 02:19:37 UTC |
Rocket | H-IIA 202 (F-44) |
Launch site | Tanegashima, Yoshinobu LA-Y1 |
Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Medium Earth orbit |
QZS-1R is a Japanese navigation satellite consisting part of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). QZS-1R will replace the QZS-1 (Michibiki-1) satellite launched in September 2010. QZS-1 has a design life of ten years. As QZS-1 is an experimental satellite, it did not broadcast the MADOCA (Multi-GNSS Advanced Demonstration tool for Orbit and Clock Analysis) signal, which can be used for centimeter-order navigation.[2][3] With the launch of QZS-1R, all satellites of QZSS will be capable of transmitting in the MADOCA signal, reaching operational capacity.[2]