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QZS-7 (Michibiki No. 7)
QZS-7 is a satellite for Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, a regional navigation constellation that has operated with four satellites since November 2018 and is being expanded to seven. The Cabinet Office says the added satellites are meant to keep at least four satellites above Japan at all times, so positioning can be sustained with QZSS alone, and to widen the signal coverage area.
- Operator
- Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System)
- Launch vehicle
- H3 (Flight No. 9)
- Launch site
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Target orbit
- Quasi-geostationary orbit
- Schedule
- JAXA scheduled the H3 launch for 04:23 JST on August 11, 2026 (19:23 UTC on August 10) after moving it from the previous day for weather.
Primary source: qzss.go.jp. Facts checked on 2026-10-10. Dates are the operator's targets and can change; this page does not report launch outcomes.