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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต [JAXA / MHI] Michibiki 5 launch thread (sh.itjust.works)
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| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-12-22 01:51 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2025-12-22 10:51 (JST) | | Launch site | LA-Y2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. | | Launch vehicle | H3-22S | | Launch provider | Mitsubushi Heavy Industries / JAXA | | Mission success criteria | Successful launch and deployment of Michibiki 5 into Geostationary Transfer Orbit |

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| Stream | Link | |

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| | JAXA webcast (English) |ย  | | JAXA webcast (Japanese) |https://youtube.com/watch?v=p9WlvRyJaW0 (scrub) | | The Launch Pad | https://youtube.com/watch?v=BgOowvKVD7U (scrub) |

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โ˜‘๏ธ 3rd H3 launch this year, 7th overall

Payload info (NextSpaceflight)

Michibiki 5

QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve optimal high-elevation visibility in urban canyons and mountainous areas, as well as from geostationary orbits. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a seven-spacecraft constellation.

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[โ€“] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Stage 1 cutoff and separation, stage 2 ignition.