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Launch Time and Launch window of MICHIBIKI No. 5, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-5) aboard the 8th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F8) [Rescheduled]>

Launch Time and Launch window of MICHIBIKI No. 5, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-5) aboard the 8th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F8) [Rescheduled]

December 15, 2025 (JST)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) set up the schedule for the launch of MICHIBIKI No. 5, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-5) aboard the 8th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F8) as specified below.

Launch date	: December 17, 2025
Launch time	: 11:10:00 (JST)^*1
Launch Window	: 11:10:00 through 11:24:30 (JST)^1^2
Reserved launch period	: December 18, 2025 through January 31, 2026
Launch site	: Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center

*1 The time is the 24-hour clock

*2 The launch window during the reserved launch period will be decided for each launch date.

JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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Launch Time and Launch window of MICHIBIKI No. 5, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-5) aboard the 8th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F8) [Rescheduled]

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