QPS-SAR-8

Japanese commercial synthetic aperture radar satellite. QPS-SAR-8 was launched on August 16, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-149CCNORAD 60542Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Amateru 4
Common name: QPS-SAR-8
Payload designation: QPS-SAR-8
International designator: 2024-149CC
NORAD catalog number: 60542
GCAT identifier: S60542

Mission

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

Launch

Date: August 16, 2024 · 18:56 UTC
Launch record: 2024-149Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 587 km
Apogee: 595 km
Inclination: 97.75°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Aug 16, 2024

Size

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

Launched together

QUBECommunications · ZfT ERNSTTechnology · Satoro LUR-1Optical imaging · AVS EagleEyeTechnology · SENSAT Lemu NgeOptical imaging · Lemu Umbra 10Radar imaging · Umbra Labs Arctic Weather SatelliteOptical imaging · Planet

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q140962088 (CC0).