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: 32,643.4 km
Apogee: 38,946.3 km
Inclination: 40.5 °
Period: 1,436.2 minutes
Semi major axis: 42165 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.

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1 42965U 17062A   24118.52201973 -.00000300  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 42965  40.5358 353.4309 0747390 270.6713 278.9918  1.00267800 23986

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC