QZS-1R

QZS-1R
NamesQZS-1 Replacement
Michibiki-1R
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorCabinet Office (Japan) (CAO)
COSPAR ID2021-096A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.49336Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttps://qzss.go.jp/
Mission duration2 years, 6 months and 9 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
BusDS2000
ManufacturerMitsubishi Electric
Launch mass4,100 kg (9,000 lb) [1]
Dimensions5.4 × 2.9 × 2.9 m (17.7 × 9.5 × 9.5 ft)
Power6.3 kW
Start of mission
Launch date26 October 2021, 02:19:37 UTC
RocketH-IIA 202 (F-44)
Launch siteTanegashima, Yoshinobu LA-Y1
ContractorMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeMedium Earth orbit
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Constellation
← QZS-4
QZS-5 →
 

QZS-1R is a Japanese navigation satellite consisting part of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). QZS-1R will replace the QZS-1 (Michibiki-1) satellite launched in September 2010. QZS-1 has a design life of ten years. As QZS-1 is an experimental satellite, it did not broadcast the MADOCA (Multi-GNSS Advanced Demonstration tool for Orbit and Clock Analysis) signal, which can be used for centimeter-order navigation.[2][3] With the launch of QZS-1R, all satellites of QZSS will be capable of transmitting in the MADOCA signal, reaching operational capacity.[2]

Satellite

QZS-1R is the fourth operational Quasi-Zenith Satellite to be launched. The design of the satellite is based on QZS-2 and 4, with minor differences such as an increase in the number of temperature sensors on board.[4][5]

Launch

QZS-1R was launched on 26 October 2021 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.[4]

References

  • Spaceflight portal
  1. ^ "みちびき初号機後継機の概要" (in Japanese). Cabinet Office (Japan). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "種子島で内閣府担当者が語る、初号機後継機打上げへの道のり" (in Japanese). Cabinet Office (Japan). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "MADOCA Products". JAXA. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Matumura, Takehiro (25 October 2021). "H-IIAロケット44号機の打ち上げは10月26日に1日延期「みちびき」初号機後継機を搭載". 宇宙（そら）へのポータルサイトsorae.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ^ "打ち上げ間近のみちびき初号機後継機。開発者に聞く" (in Japanese). Cabinet Office (Japan). Retrieved 26 October 2021.

External links

  • Special website of launch (in Japanese)
  • v
  • t
  • e
Orbital launches in 2021
January
February
March
April
May
June
JulyAugust
September
OctoberNovember
December
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
  • v
  • t
  • e
  • Italics indicates projects in development.
  • Symbol † indicates failed projects.
  • Strikethrough lines indicate cancelled projects.
National space agencies
Joint development partners
Past
Active
Future
Communications satellites, broadcasting satellites and satellite navigation systems
Past
Active
Future
Past
Active
Future
Engineering tests
Past
Active
Future
  • BEAK
  • ETS-IX
  • G-SATELLITE
  • SERVIS-3
Past
Active
Future
The Moon
Past
Active
Future
Others
Past
Active
Future
Past
  • IGS-Optical
    • 1
    • 2
    • Experimentally 3
  • IGS-Radar
    • 1
    • 2
Active
  • IGS-Optical
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • Experimentally 5
  • IGS-Radar
    • 3
    • 4
    • Spare
    • 5
    • 6
Future
  • IGS-Optical
    • 7
    • 8
  • IGS-Radar
    • 7
    • 8
Past
Active
Future
Stub icon

This article about one or more spacecraft of Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e