Japan to launch satellite in February to complete 7-orbiter geolocation system

Japan's space agency will launch a satellite in February to enable the country to stably operate its own geolocation system akin to the U.S. Global Positioning System. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said that the Michibiki No. 7 satellite will be launched on an H3 rocket from Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb 1. Together with another scheduled to be launched Dec 7, the satellite will complete Japan's seven-orbiter geolocation system, called the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System. More

(Source: Japan Today - Dec 11)