QZS-4 (MICHIBIKI-4)

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QZS-4 (MICHIBIKI-4) is classified as:

QZSS

NORAD ID: 42965

Int'l Code: 2017-062A

Perigee: 32,646.7 km

Apogee: 38,946.2 km

Inclination: 40.5 °

Period: 1,436.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42167 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: October 9, 2017
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER (TNSTA)

QZS-4 (MICHIBIKI-4) is the fourth member of Japan's regional satellite navigation network, conceived to improve GPS coverage over Japanese territory. Michibiki is a nickname for the quasi-zenith satellites, meaning 'guiding' or 'showing the way' in Japanese. The satellite is designed for a 15-year service life in an orbit inclined approximately 41 degrees to the equator. QZS-4 (MICHIBIKI-4) is roughly identical to the Michibiki 2 satellite launched in June 2017.

1 42965U 17062A   24139.94424581 -.00000332  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 42965  40.5264 353.1571 0746953 271.0682  91.1412  1.00262104 24194

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC