H3-22 | Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)
H3-22 launched the Michibiki 5 (QZS-5) mission for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on Dec 22, 2025 (UTC).
Launch pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
H3-22 | Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)
Launched Dec 22, 2025 10:51:30 AMFailure
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
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. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation. The navigation system objective is to broadcast GPS-interoperable and augmentation signals as well as original Japanese (QZSS) signals from a three-spacecraft constellation in inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Mon, Dec 22 · 10:51:30 AM
- Status
- Failure
- Launch provider
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Rocket
- H3-22
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Target orbit
- GSTO
- Launch pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan