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QPS-SAR-7 TSUKUYOMI-II, 59447

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QPS-SAR-7 TSUKUYOMI-II, 59447 is a payload satellite owned by QPS Labs (JP) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 07 Apr 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

59447, 2024-066F

Orbit

LEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) (JP)

Manufacturer

QPS Labs

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

QSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

~120 kg wet, ~100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-04-07 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 QPS-SAR-7 TSUKUYOMI-II
1 59447U 24066F   25247.63108553  .00008990  00000-0  66364-3 0  9992
2 59447  45.6064 298.4353 0003631 299.0298  61.0221 15.03638388 77160

Epoch: 2025-09-04T15:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T15:08:45.789Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

87.25363°

Altitude

554.535 km

Speed

7.587 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 53m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:41:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

559.698 km

Perigee altitude

554.662 km

Semi-major axis

6,935.317 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

45.6064°

RAAN

298.4353°

Arg. of periapsis

299.0298°

True anomaly

61.05851°

Mean anomaly

61.0221°

Eccentric anomaly

61.0403°

Mean motion

3.75789 °/min

Orbital period

95.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00066364

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QPS-SAR-7 TSUKUYOMI-II Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-09-05 08:59:42.658Z	285.51° WNW	2025-09-05 09:02:42.658Z	335.742° NNW	31.435°	2025-09-05 09:06:42.658Z	61.114° ENE
6 mins	2025-09-05 10:41:42.658Z	309.325° NW	2025-09-05 10:43:42.658Z	354.99° N	34.502°	2025-09-05 10:47:42.658Z	84.301° E
7 mins	2025-09-05 12:21:42.658Z	287.076° WNW	2025-09-05 12:24:42.658Z	201.884° SSW	41.547°	2025-09-05 12:28:42.658Z	129.62° SE
5 mins	2025-09-06 05:36:42.658Z	179.945° S	2025-09-06 05:38:42.658Z	133.132° SE	24.847°	2025-09-06 05:41:42.658Z	84.601° E
6 mins	2025-09-06 07:15:42.658Z	257.001° W	2025-09-06 07:18:42.658Z	359.845° N	42.973°	2025-09-06 07:21:42.658Z	60.656° ENE