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Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesLaunch SuccessfulNavigationH-IIA 202 · QZS-1
Launched 2010-09-11 11:17 UTCYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Success
Reached Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
47th
orbital launch attempt in 2010
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
2nd
launch this year
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
113 d 13 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) is a three-satellite regional time transfer system and the satellite-based augmentation system for the GPS that would be receivable within Japan. The primary purpose of QZSS is to increase the availability of GPS in Japan's numerous urban canyons, where only satellites at very high elevation can be seen. A secondary function is performance enhancement, increasing the accuracy and reliability of GPS derived navigation solutions. A single satellite weighs about 4000 kg, has an expected lifetime of 15 years and is put in a elliptical, highly inclined geosynchronous orbit.
Launch Provider
Commercial · Japan · Founded 1884 · President Seiji Izumisawa
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.
Launches
59
Successful
57
97%
Upcoming
12
scheduled
Height
53m
Diameter
4m
To low Earth orbit
10,000kg
Liftoff thrust
2,260kN
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