QPS-SAR-15

Japanese commercial synthetic aperture radar satellite. QPS-SAR-15 was launched on December 21, 2025 aboard a Electron from Mahia. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-307ANORAD 67228Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Sukunami-I
Common name: QPS-SAR-15
Payload designation: QPS-SAR-15
International designator: 2025-307A
NORAD catalog number: 67228
GCAT identifier: S67228

Mission

Mission type: Radar imaging
Use: Commercial
Program: QPS
Owner: QPS Labs
Country: Japan
Builder: QPS Laboratories Co, Ltd.
Platform (bus): QSAT

Launch

Date: December 21, 2025 · 06:36 UTC
Launch record: 2025-307Success
Rocket: Electron
Spaceport: Mahia · pad LC1B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 569 km
Apogee: 583 km
Inclination: 42.01°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Dec 21, 2025

Size

Mass: 120 kg
Dry mass: 100 kg
Length: 0.6 m
Diameter: 0.80 m
Span: 3.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q137598892 (CC0).