QPS-SAR-6

Former Japanese commercial synthetic aperture radar satellite. QPS-SAR-6 was launched on June 12, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 17, 2024).

COSPAR 2023-084VNORAD 56951Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: AMATERU-III
Common name: QPS-SAR-6
Payload designation: QPS-SAR-6
International designator: 2023-084V
NORAD catalog number: 56951
GCAT identifier: S56951
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1240

Mission

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

Launch

Date: June 12, 2023 · 21:35 UTC
Launch record: 2023-084Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 512 km
Apogee: 535 km
Inclination: 97.52°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 17, 2024
Last known active: Jun 12, 2023
End of operations: October 2024

Size

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

Launched together

Aces-3Communications · DARPA Aces-4Communications · DARPA Aces-2Communications · DARPA Aces-1Communications · DARPA W-Series 1Technology · Varda Space Spei SatellesTechnology · PolyTorino URESAT-1Communications · URE MRC-100Signals intelligence · BME EPIC Hyper-2Optical imaging · AAC ClydeSpace

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q140962085 (CC0).