{"id":169770,"date":"2025-02-05T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T09:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=169770"},"modified":"2025-02-05T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T09:30:18","slug":"japans-h-3-rocket-successfully-launches-michibiki-no-6-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/japans-h-3-rocket-successfully-launches-michibiki-no-6-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s H-3 Rocket Successfully Launches Michibiki No. 6 Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched its fifth H-3 rocket, which is carrying the Michibiki No. 6 satellite. This satellite will enhance Japan\u2019s positioning system, an essential component of its own version of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS). The launch occurred at 5:30 p.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center located in Kagoshima Prefecture, and the satellite was successfully positioned into its intended orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Michibiki satellite series plays a vital role in Japan\u2019s space infrastructure. It delivers high-precision location data with centimeter-level accuracy, which is essential for the country\u2019s future independence in navigation systems. Japan aims to have seven Michibiki satellites operational by fiscal 2025, with plans to eventually expand to 11, thereby reducing its dependence on external GPS sources. The H-3 rocket, developed by JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has achieved success after overcoming a setback in 2023, and its upcoming launches will be critical for Japan\u2019s space ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Launch Details<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Launch Date &amp; Time:\u00a0Sunday, at 5:30 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launch Site:\u00a0Tanegashima Space Center, Kagoshima Prefecture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Satellite Details<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Satellite:\u00a0Michibiki No. 6 satellite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Satellite Series:\u00a0Part of Japan\u2019s Michibiki GPS system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Satellite Specifications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Length: 19 meters with solar panels deployed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weight: 1.9 tons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development Cost:\u00a0\u00a5100 billion for Michibiki No. 6 and two future satellites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rocket Series: H-3, developed by JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other Info<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purpose: This satellite will\u00a0contribute to Japan\u2019s positioning system, a vital part of its version of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It provides high-precision location data with centimeter-level accuracy and is integral to the country\u2019s future self-sufficiency in navigation systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Successful Launches:\u00a0The first H-3 rocket failed in March 2023, but the subsequent launches (second through fifth) have been successful since February 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Future Plans: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries aims to secure more orders, and JAXA plans to transfer the launch business to Mitsubishi in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched its fifth H-3 rocket, which is carrying the Michibiki No. 6 satellite. This satellite will enhance Japan\u2019s positioning system, an essential component of its own version of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS). The launch occurred at 5:30 p.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center located in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":169782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5359],"tags":[58],"class_list":["post-169770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-february-2025","tag-international-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169770"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169783,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169770\/revisions\/169783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}