QZS-3 (QZSS/PRN 199)
NORAD 42917· COSPAR 2017-048A· Navigation· GEO
Launch
Launched on Aug 19, 2017 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan aboard a H-IIA 204.
H-IIA 204 | Michibiki 3 (QZS-3) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 10:41 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Electric
Launched
Aug 19, 2017
Mass
2,762.6 kg
Apogee
35,806 km
Perigee
35,787 km
Inclination
0.06°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for QZS-3 (QZSS/PRN 199) across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Raising
Change
+2.8 km
Rate
+0.02 km/day
Now
35787 × 35806 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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