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Michibiki 4

Japanese navigation satellite. Michibiki 4 was launched on October 9, 2017 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2017-062ANORAD 42965Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Michibiki-4
Common name
Michibiki 4
Payload designation
QZS-4
International designator
2017-062A
NORAD catalog number
42965
GCAT identifier
S42965
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/862

Mission

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

Launch

Date
October 9, 2017 · 22:01 UTC
Launch record
2017-062Success
Rocket
H-IIA 202
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/T
Perigee
32,625 km
Apogee
38,939 km
Inclination
40.49°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 24, 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 Q45978054 (CC0).