launched from Japan

QZS-4

Success
OCT 09201722:01:37 UTC

H-IIA delivered Michibiki 4, the fourth satellite of Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, completing the four-satellite constellation that begins operations. The system adds signals from satellites high overhead to improve GPS positioning in Japanese cities, where tall buildings block low-elevation satellites.

launched from LA-Y / 1 Tanegashima

aboard H2A 202 F36 into Tundra

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Payload

QZS-4

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