The Quasi-Zenith Satellite MICHIBIKI-4, which improves the accuracy of the Global Positioning System (GPS), was launched at 7:01 a.m. on October 10, 2017, from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture by H2A Launch Vehicle No. 36, and was injected into its scheduled orbit about 28 minutes later. The government is aiming to build a "Japanese version of GPS" that provides highly accurate location information, and with the successful launch of MICHIBIKI-4, a system of four satellites will be ready for full-scale 24-hour operation scheduled to begin in the next fiscal year.
This is different from an actual launch where the target is at a higher latitude than the equator.
This time we put DoroSpaceCenter into its target geostationary orbit.
GENERAL INFO
- Predecessor: H2A F36 No1
- Created On: Windows
- Game Version: 1.2.109.0
- Price: $31,756k
- Number of Parts: 109
- Dimensions: 55 m x 9 m x 4 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 9.8km/s
- Total Thrust: 4.5MN
- Engines: 5
- Wet Mass: 2.12E+5kg
- Dry Mass: 43,205kg
STAGES
| Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1.4km/s | 1.8MN | 2.3m | 2.12E+5kg |
| 2 | 2 | 1.1km/s | 2.0MN | 90s | 2.12E+5kg |
| 6 | 1 | 2.4km/s | 487kN | 2.2m | 35,537kg |
| 8 | 1 | 4.8km/s | 116kN | 4.8m | 11,564kg |
