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Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Navigation
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
- Location
- Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Country
- 🇯🇵 JPN