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: 32,622.8 km
Apogee: 38,951.6 km
Inclination: 40.7 °
Period: 1,435.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 42158 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   19051.77426948 -.00000327  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 42965  40.7142  18.0021 0750598 269.4186 277.9743  1.00295184  5013

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC