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QPS-SAR-9 SUSANOO-I, 63205

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QPS-SAR-9 SUSANOO-I, 63205 is a payload satellite owned by QPS Labs (JP) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 15 Mar 2025 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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

63205, 2025-050A

Orbit

LEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

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

Manufacturer

QPS Labs

Mission

Operational Commercial Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

QSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

~120 kg wet, ~100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-03-15 (11 months ago)

Launch vehicle

ELECTRON

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.179 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 QPS-SAR-9 SUSANOO-I
1 63205U 25050A   26036.56005656  .00010520  00000-0  80995-3 0  9990
2 63205  42.0196 108.8212 0002825 334.1972  25.8714 15.01637880 49164

Epoch: 2026-02-05T13:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T13:26:28.886Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

131.49034°

Altitude

559.752 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 15m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:19:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

565.892 km

Perigee altitude

561.97 km

Semi-major axis

6,942.068 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

42.0196°

RAAN

108.8212°

Arg. of periapsis

334.1972°

True anomaly

25.88553°

Mean anomaly

25.8714°

Eccentric anomaly

25.87846°

Mean motion

3.75241 °/min

Orbital period

95.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00080995

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QPS-SAR-9 SUSANOO-I 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.
5 mins	2026-02-06 07:11:10.603Z	182.806° SSW	2026-02-06 07:13:10.603Z	150.324° SSE	18.253°	2026-02-06 07:16:10.603Z	101.437° ESE
6 mins	2026-02-06 08:51:10.603Z	239.643° WSW	2026-02-06 08:54:10.603Z	124.466° SE	42.475°	2026-02-06 08:57:10.603Z	78.029° E
6 mins	2026-02-06 10:32:10.603Z	279.685° WNW	2026-02-06 10:35:10.603Z	33.423° NE	40.992°	2026-02-06 10:38:10.603Z	78.28° E
6 mins	2026-02-06 12:13:10.603Z	285.101° WNW	2026-02-06 12:16:10.603Z	103.557° ESE	43.359°	2026-02-06 12:19:10.603Z	105.556° ESE
5 mins	2026-02-06 13:54:10.603Z	256.96° W	2026-02-06 13:56:10.603Z	214.289° SW	26.136°	2026-02-06 13:59:10.603Z	156.828° SSE

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QPS-SAR-9 SUSANOO-I, 63205

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T13:26:28.886Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 2025 (2025-03-15 UTC)

QPS-SAR-9 SUSANOO-I Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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