4th Michibiki Satellite Enters Orbit to Boost GPS Accuracy

An H-2A rocket carrying a satellite for a new system to improve the accuracy of positioning readings in Japanese cities successfully lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center here on Oct. 10. H-2A No. 36 blasted off at 7:01 a.m., and placed its payload, the Quasi-Zenith Satellite Michibiki No. 4, into orbit around 28 minutes later.