QZS-3

NORAD 42917 · COSPAR 2017-048A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3372 @ 35780 x 35795 km x 0.0889 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-10 04:36 UTC Â· 20.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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QZS-3 (MICHIBIKI-3)
1 42917U 17048A 26314.19225481 -.00000338 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 42917 0.0889 117.1415 0001704 112.3802 16.0789 1.00268544033725

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

0.0889Â°

Period

1436.14 min

Perigee

35780 km

Apogee

35795 km

Eccentricity

0.0001704

RAAN

117.1415Â°

Arg of Perigee

112.3802Â°

Mean Motion

1.00268544 rev/d