QZS-3

NORAD 42917 · COSPAR 2017-048A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3352 @ 35779 x 35797 km x 0.0546 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 07:22 UTC Â· 12.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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QZS-3 (MICHIBIKI-3)
1 42917U 17048A 26294.30755601 -.00000342 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 42917 0.0546 158.0753 0002177 63.5913 45.8273 1.00267119033522

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 19th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Purpose

Navigation/Regional Positioning

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center

Launch vehicle

H2A

Contractor

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Launch mass

4,000 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0546Â°

Period

1436.16 min

Perigee

35779 km

Apogee

35797 km

Eccentricity

0.0002177

RAAN

158.0753Â°

Arg of Perigee

63.5913Â°

Mean Motion

1.00267119 rev/d