Kushinada-I

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Launched 8/5/2025

Technical Specifications

Verified technical details

Dry Mass: 100 kg
Total Mass: 120 kg
Power: Unknown
Design Life: Unknown

Stakeholders

Operator

iQPS (Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space)

Manufacturer

iQPS (Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space)

Launch Mission

The Harvest Goddess..

8/5/2025

Entity Mentions

All verified mentions of this entity in source documents

As of September 1, 2025, iQPS released first light images from QPS-SAR-12 'KUSHINADA-I' showing three locations: the Echigo Plain in Niigata, Makinohara area in Shizuoka, and Manhattan in New York City, United States.

Mentioned as: KUSHINADA-ISourceFeb 3, 2026

As of August 5, 2025, iQPS indicated QPS-SAR-12, named 'KUSHINADA-I', separated from the rocket approximately 53 minutes after launch at 13:10 JST on August 5, 2025.

Mentioned as: KUSHINADA-ISourceFeb 3, 2026

Jonathan McDowell listed a launch at 04:10 UTC on August 5, 2025 of a Rocket Lab Electron from Mahia pad 1B carrying the iQPS Kushinada-I radar satellite.

Mentioned as: Kushinada-ISourceFeb 3, 2026