QZS-2 (QZSS/PRN 194)
NORAD 42738· COSPAR 2017-028A· Navigation· IGSO
Launch
Launched on Jun 1, 2017 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan aboard a H-IIA 202.
H-IIA 202 | Michibiki 2 (QZS-2) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-17 15:21 UTC
Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Electric
Launched
Jun 1, 2017
Mass
2,324.2 kg
Apogee
38,942 km
Perigee
32,657 km
Inclination
39.25°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for QZS-2 (QZSS/PRN 194) across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Raising
Change
+10.5 km
Rate
+0.07 km/day
Now
32657 × 38942 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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