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Japan launches latest satellite of positioning system
October 12 , 2017
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- Japan successfully launched the fourth and final satellite that makes up its terrestrial positioning network system.
- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched a Japanese H-IIA rocket with the Michibiki-4 communications satellite from the space centre on Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima.
- This is the second system that Japan launches as part of its Quasi-Zenith Satellite Systems
- Quasi-Zenith is a regional terrestrial positioning network system launched by Japan.
- The satellite system consists of 4 satellites which will operate at an altitude of between 33,000 and 39,000 km above the earth in geosynchronous orbit.
- Its function is to improve GPS data accuracy for smartphones and vehicle navigation systems and complementary use of GPS.
- Japan recently launched its fourth and final quasi-zenith satellite into orbit.
- These satellites will be to establish communications during a malfunction of traditional networks due to a natural disaster.
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