QZS-1R
Names | QZS-1 Replacement Michibiki-1R |
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Mission type | Navigation |
Operator | Cabinet Office (Japan) (CAO) |
COSPAR ID | 2021-096A |
SATCAT no. | 49336![]() |
Website | https://qzss.go.jp/ |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | DS2000 |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric |
Launch mass | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) [2] |
Dimensions | 5.4 × 2.9 × 2.9 m (17.7 × 9.5 × 9.5 ft) |
Power | 6.3 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 October 2021, 02:19:37 UTC |
Rocket | H-IIA 202 (F-44) |
Launch site | Tanegashima, Yoshinobu LA-Y1 |
Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Medium Earth orbit |
QZS-1R is a Japanese navigation satellite consisting part of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). QZS-1R will replace the QZS-1 (Michibiki-1) satellite launched in September 2010. QZS-1 has a design life of ten years. As QZS-1 is an experimental satellite, it did not broadcast the MADOCA (Multi-GNSS Advanced Demonstration tool for Orbit and Clock Analysis) signal, which can be used for centimeter-order navigation.[3][4] With the launch of QZS-1R, all satellites of QZSS will be capable of transmitting in the MADOCA signal, reaching operational capacity.[3]
Satellite[]
QZS-1R is the fourth operational Quasi-Zenith Satellite to be launched. The design of the satellite is based on QZS-2 and 4, with minor differences such as an increase in the number of temperature sensors on board.[5][6]
Launch[]
QZS-1R was launched on 26 October 2021 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.[5]
References[]
- ^ "準天頂衛星システム「みちびき」(QZSS)" (in Japanese). Mitsubishi Electric. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "みちびき初号機後継機の概要" (in Japanese). Cabinet Office (Japan). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b "種子島で内閣府担当者が語る、初号機後継機打上げへの道のり" (in Japanese). Cabinet Office (Japan). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "MADOCA Products". JAXA. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b Matumura, Takehiro (25 October 2021). "H-IIAロケット44号機の打ち上げは10月26日に1日延期「みちびき」初号機後継機を搭載". 宇宙(そら)へのポータルサイトsorae.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "打ち上げ間近のみちびき初号機後継機。開発者に聞く" (in Japanese). Cabinet Office (Japan). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
External links[]
- Special website of launch (in Japanese)
- Satellites of Japan
- Spacecraft launched in 2021
- 2021 in Japan
- Spacecraft launched by H-II rockets
- Spacecraft stubs