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QPS-SAR-7

Japanese commercial synthetic aperture radar satellite. QPS-SAR-7 was launched on April 7, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-066FNORAD 59447Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Tsukuyomi-II
Common name
QPS-SAR-7
Payload designation
QPS-SAR-7
International designator
2024-066F
NORAD catalog number
59447
GCAT identifier
S59447
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
April 7, 2024 · 23:16 UTC
Launch record
2024-066Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
590 km
Apogee
595 km
Inclination
45.61°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Apr 7, 2024

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 Q140962087 (CC0).