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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)
QZS-2 (QZSS/PRN 194)
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Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 19:52 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
38,964 km
Perigee
32,629 km
Inclination
39.31°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for QZS-2 (QZSS/PRN 194) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+7.4 km
Rate
+0.07 km/day
Now
32629 × 38965 km
357893899932580May 28Sep 9
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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