QZS-2 (MICHIBIKI-2) is a payload in MEO orbit, operated by Cabinet Space Strategy Office / Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launched 2017.
| Orbit class | MEO |
| Inclination | 39.3984° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0758306 |
| Period | 1436.0 min |
| Apogee | 38,982 km |
| Perigee | 32,587 km |
| Mean motion | 1.00278986 rev/day |
| RAAN | 242.8697° |
| Arg of perigee | 269.4935° |
| Mean anomaly | 77.5786° |
| B* | 0.0000e+0 |
| Rev at epoch | 781 |
1 42738U 17028A 26187.45343185 -.00000103 00000-0 00000-0 0 99942 42738 39.3984 242.8697 0758306 269.4935 77.5786 1.00278986 7814{
"OBJECT_NAME": "QZS-2 (MICHIBIKI-2)",
"OBJECT_ID": "2017-028A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T10:52:56.512+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 1.00278986,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.07583059,
"INCLINATION": 39.3984,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 242.8697,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 269.4935,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 77.5786,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 42738,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 781,
"BSTAR": 0,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000103,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | QZS-2 (MICHIBIKI-2) |
| Operator | Cabinet Space Strategy Office / Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree |
| Country | |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | 4020 |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
| Mission purpose | — |
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