Flight Profile – H-IIA – QZS-3

Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 204

Launch Site: Tanegashima Space Center

Launch Date: August 19, 2017
Launch Window: 05:29-13:16 UTC
Payload: Quasi-Zenith Satellite 3 (4,700kg)

Ascent Duration: 28 Min & 40 Sec

Target Orbit:

Type: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Perigee: 380 Kilometers
Apogee: 35,976 Kilometers
Inclination: 20 Degrees

Operational Orbit:

Type: Geostationary Orbit

Altitude: 35,786 km

Image: JAXA

Time	Event	Altitude (km)	Velocity (km/s)
T-00.05	LE-7A Ignition	0	0.4
T-00:00	SRB-A Ignition & LIFTOFF	0	0.4
T+01:48	SRB-A Burnout	62	2.2
T+02:06	SRB 1 & 2 Separation	82	2.2
T+02:09	SRB 1 & 2 Separation	85	2.3
T+03:45	Payload Fairing Separation	173	3.0
T+06:38	MECO - LE-7A Shutdown	264	5.9
T+06:46	Stage Separation	268	5.9
T+06:52	LE-5B Ignition	271	5.9
T+11:23	Second Stage - 1st Shutdown	332	7.7
T+23:39	LE-5B Re-Ignition	370	7.6
T+27:49	Second Stage - 2nd Shutdown	392	10.1
T+28:40	QZS-3 Separation	420	10.1

Image: JAXA/Spaceflight101