株式会社QPS研究所
iQPS (Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space) is a Japanese space startup and satellite manufacturer, founded in 2005 as a spin-off from Kyushu University. They specialize in developing and operating small, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites for Earth observation. iQPS aims to establish a constellation of 36 satellites to enable near-real-time monitoring of any location on Earth, with applications in disaster management and global-scale insights.
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iQPS plans to deploy a group of 36 small SAR satellites that together will provide Earth observation data to support tasks such as disaster management and land and infrastructure surveying.
iQPS launched its first small SAR satellite, Izanagi, in December 2019.
The iQPS small SAR satellite has 1 m resolution, operates in X-band, and weighs 100 kg.
The Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) went public in December 2023 to support efforts to deploy a constellation of synthetic aperture radar imaging satellites.
Rocket Lab returned the Electron to flight on 2023-12-14 and successfully launched a radar imaging satellite for the Japanese company iQPS.
iQPS’s QPS-SAR-7 synthetic aperture radar satellite flew as a payload on Bandwagon-1.
Bandwagon-1 passenger satellites include Capella Space’s Acadia-4, HawkEye 360’s clusters 8 and 9 totaling six satellites, and iQPS’s QPS-SAR-7 (Tsukuyomi-2).
Passengers on Bandwagon-1 include iQPS’s QPS-SAR-7 satellite, also called Tsukuyomi-2.
Bandwagon-1 passenger manifest includes iQPS’s QPS-SAR-7, also called Tsukuyomi-2.
iQPS’s QPS-SAR-7 satellite, also known as Tsukuyomi-2, is a passenger on the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission.
In 2019 SKY Perfect JSAT began expanding into space-based intelligence services and invested in iQPS, a Japanese venture developing a synthetic aperture radar constellation.
iQPS went public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 2023-12-06 and raised $24,000,000 to support development of a synthetic aperture radar imaging satellite constellation.
Rocket Lab successfully launched its 42nd Electron rocket and deployed a satellite for the Japan-based Earth imaging company the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS).
The deployed iQPS satellite iQPS-SAR-5, named TSUKUYOMI-I, is a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite designed to collect high-resolution images of Earth.
iQPS (Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space) is developing a constellation of 36 satellites to provide synthetic aperture radar imagery.
iQPS went public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 2023-12-06 and raised about $24,000,000.
iQPS signed a contract with Rocket Lab in August to launch QPS-SAR-5 after Virgin Orbit’s bankruptcy.
Rocket Lab successfully launched the QPS-SAR-5 (Tsukuyomi-1) radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS on an Electron rocket.
The mission named The Moon God Awakens is scheduled to launch from Pad B at Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand and will carry a single satellite for iQPS.
Rocket Lab rescheduled the Electron launch of the iQPS GEO payload to late 2023-12-14 from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand due to inclement weather.