QPS-SAR-9

Japanese commercial synthetic aperture radar satellite. QPS-SAR-9 was launched on March 15, 2025 aboard a Electron from Mahia. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-050ANORAD 63205Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Susanoo-I
Common name: QPS-SAR-9
Payload designation: QPS-SAR-9
International designator: 2025-050A
NORAD catalog number: 63205
GCAT identifier: S63205

Mission

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

Launch

Date: March 15, 2025 · 00:00 UTC
Launch record: 2025-050Success
Rocket: Electron
Spaceport: Mahia · pad LC1B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 572 km
Apogee: 573 km
Inclination: 42.00°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Mar 15, 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 Q140962089 (CC0).