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Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesLaunch SuccessfulNavigationH3-22 · QZS-7
Launched 2026-08-10 19:23:31 UTCYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
The second stage shut down at T+12:53 and released the payload at T+29:10.
Worldwide
189th
orbital launch attempt in 2026
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
2nd
launch this year
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
59 d 18 h
since the pad's previous launch
Planned times, from liftoff at . The result is at the top of the page.
QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve optimal high-elevation visibility in urban canyons and mountainous areas. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation.
The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation in inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits.
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.
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Official Webcast by JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構 has started
Launch Library 2
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Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delayed to NET August 10 UTC due to launch site weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Rescheduled for NET August 9 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delayed due to launch site weather (effects of Typhoon Dolphin).
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET August 6 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delayed to TBD due to previous H3 launch failure.
Cosmic_Penguin
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GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
63m
Diameter
5.3m
Liftoff thrust
7,542kN
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ETS-9Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3-22 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, JapanGeostationary Transfer OrbitTo be determinedNET 2026
IGS Optical Diversification 1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3-30 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, JapanSun-Synchronous OrbitTo be determinedTime TBD