Michibiki 4 (QZS-4)H-IIA 202 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch Status Success Mon ยท Oct 9th, 2017 6:01 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP80YujsuYc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCOtOVcvDMk Mission Michibiki 4 (QZS-4) Type: Communications The Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) is a three-satellite regional time transfer system and the satellite-based augmentation system for the GPS that would be receivable within Japan. The primary purpose of QZSS is to increase the availability of GPS in Japan's numerous urban canyons, where only satellites at very high elevation can be seen. A secondary function is performance enhancement, increasing the accuracy and reliability of GPS derived navigation solutions. A single satellite weighs about 4000 kg, has an expected lifetime of 15 years and is put in a elliptical, highly inclined geosynchronous orbit. Location Yoshinobu Launch Complex Tanegashima, Japan 35 launches have been at this location. Rocket H-IIA 202 Length: 53 meters Diameter: 4 meters First Launched: August 29, 2001 H-IIA (H2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch Akatsuki, which studied the planet Venus. Launches occur at the Tanegashima Space Center. The H-IIA 202 rocket has been launched a total of 22 times with 22 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Type: Commercial Abbreviation: MHI Administration: Seiji Izumisawa Founded: 1884 Launchers: H-I, H-II, H-III Spacecraft: Kounotori, HTV Country: JPN Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan. View Rocket Launch Schedule