MICHIBIKI No. 7 (QZS-7), H3 Flight No. 9
JAXA · H3
At a glance
- Status
- launched
- Provider
- JAXA
- Vehicle
- H3
- Window
- 10 August 2026 · 19:23 UTC
- From
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Destination
- Quasi-zenith orbit (inclined geosynchronous), via geostationary transfer orbit
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
Outcome
LAUNCHED · verified against the sources below on 14 August 2026.
The payload
MICHIBIKI No. 7 (QZS-7) navigation satellite, launched successfully on 11 August 2026 at 04:23:31 JST after the typhoon postponement; JAXA confirmed normal separation of the payload.
Status history
- 3 Aug 2026JAXA postponed the launch for typhoon weather at Tanegashima.
- 11 Aug 2026Launched at 04:23:31 JST; JAXA confirmed normal separation of the payload.
Related
Sources
- global.jaxa.jp · https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/08/20260811-1_e.html
- global.jaxa.jp · https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/08/20260803-1_e.html
- global.jaxa.jp · https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/07/20260708-1_e.html
- global.jaxa.jp · https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/06/20260615-1_e.html