Michibiki 1

Decommissioned Japanese navigation test satellite. Michibiki 1 was launched on September 11, 2010 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Feb 28, 2017).

COSPAR 2010-045ANORAD 37158Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Michibiki
Common name: Michibiki 1
Payload designation: QZS-1
Other names: Jun tenchou eisei shogou ki
International designator: 2010-045A
NORAD catalog number: 37158
GCAT identifier: S37158
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/620

Mission

Mission type: Navigation, Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: QZSS
Owner: JAXA
Country: Japan
Builder: Mitsubishi Electric Co.
Platform (bus): DS-2000

Launch

Date: September 11, 2010 · 11:17 UTC
Launch record: 2010-045Success
Rocket: H-IIA 202
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/T
Perigee: 32,613 km
Apogee: 38,962 km
Inclination: 40.95°
Status: Renamed
Status date: February 28, 2017
Last known active: Sep 6, 2023
End of operations: Jul 21, 2023

Size

Mass: 4,020 kg
Dry mass: 1,802 kg
Length: 6.2 m
Diameter: 2.90 m
Span: 25.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q45977653 (CC0).