iQPS (Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space)

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.

commercialFounded 2005

Fukuoka, Japan

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iQPS’s QPS-SAR-5 is expected to play a critical role in enabling near real-time Earth observation by iQPS’s Synthetic Aperture Radar constellation.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 3.5May 10, 2022Virgin Orbit To Launch The QPS-SAR-5 Satellite

Virgin Orbit signed a launch services agreement with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) for the QPS-SAR-5 satellite.

RelationshipsValue 4.5May 10, 2022Virgin Orbit To Launch The QPS-SAR-5 Satellite

iQPS is planning to establish a constellation of 36 satellites to enable observation of particular locations approximately every 10 minutes.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 10, 2022Virgin Orbit To Launch The QPS-SAR-5 Satellite

Japan’s iQPS and Synspective are developing SAR constellations.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Dec 7, 2021China’s SAR satellite surge continues with new constellation plan

iQPS launched one synthetic aperture radar satellite on Transporter-1.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 24, 2021SpaceX launches record-setting cluster of smallsats

CrunchBase records that iQPS has raised nearly $28,000,000 since 2005.

FinancialValue 3.0Oct 1, 2020Japan’s iQPS to update technology for future radar satellites

iQPS was founded in 2018 to establish a space sector in the Kyushu region of southwestern Japan.

GeneralGrowthValue 2.3Oct 1, 2020Japan’s iQPS to update technology for future radar satellites

The Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) plans to operate a 36-satellite constellation to gather data and imagery with a one-meter resolution by 2025.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 1, 2020Japan’s iQPS to update technology for future radar satellites

iQPS plans to expand the surface area of parabolic antennas, increase satellite observation time of targets of interest, widen imagery swath, speed the flow of data from satellites to the ground, and equip satellites launched after Izanami with propulsion systems.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.2Sep 30, 2020Japan’s iQPS to update technology for future radar satellites

Japan’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) plans to operate a 36-satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation by 2025 to gather data and imagery with one-meter resolution of almost any point in the world within 10 minutes and to conduct fixed-point observations of particular areas once every 10 minutes.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 30, 2020Japan’s iQPS to update technology for future radar satellites

Kyushu Denryoku signed an agreement with iQPS in May 2020 to explore ways SAR data and imagery can help Kyushu Denryoku anticipate demand.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.8Sep 30, 2020Japan’s iQPS to update technology for future radar satellites

Since it was founded in 2005, iQPS has raised nearly $28,000,000.

FinancialGeneralValue 2.7Sep 30, 2020Japan’s iQPS to update technology for future radar satellites

iQPS launched its first 100-kilogram synthetic aperture radar satellite in November on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 24, 2020SAR Renaissance: Pandemic slows but doesn’t stop constellation progress

iQPS plans to operate 36 synthetic aperture radar satellites by 2025 to observe almost any point in the world in approximately 10 minutes and conduct fixed-point observations once every 10 minutes.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Sep 24, 2020SAR Renaissance: Pandemic slows but doesn’t stop constellation progress

iQPS booked its second satellite, QPS-SAR 2, on Spaceflight’s SXRS-3 rideshare mission launching with SpaceX as soon as December.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.3Sep 24, 2020SAR Renaissance: Pandemic slows but doesn’t stop constellation progress

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