Spacecraft information: QZS-2

Launch Details
Launched 31 May 2017
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Satellite-Based Augmentation System (WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS)
Active satellites
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 42738
COSPAR ID 2017-028A
Alternative names MICHIBIKI-2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 39.705°
Eccentricity 0.07566
RA ascending node 16.386 hr
Argument perigee 269.541°
Mean anomaly 282.984°
Orbital period 1435.958 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Dec 2025, 13:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 32601.0 km
Mean Altitude 35791.0 km
Peak Altitude 38981.0 km

Launched alongside

H-2A R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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