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QPS-SAR-9, 63205

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QPS-SAR-9, 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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

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

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 (2 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, 3.6 m

Radar Cross Section

1.179 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 QPS-SAR-9
1 63205U 25050A   25128.79055205  .00005453  00000-0  47127-3 0  9990
2 63205  42.0198 167.4842 0004708 273.7883  86.2404 14.97813736  8204

Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:58:23.697Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

16.0295°

Altitude

573.111 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 09m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-6.61123°

Longitude

-159.37219°

Altitude

574.245 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 58m 47s

Apparent Declination

-24° 53' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:10:07

Azimuth

71.309° E

Elevation

-58.72°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

579.009 km

Perigee altitude

572.461 km

Semi-major axis

6,953.872 km

Eccentricity

0.0004708

Inclination

42.0198°

RAAN

167.4842°

Arg. of periapsis

273.7883°

True anomaly

86.29424°

Mean anomaly

86.2404°

Eccentric anomaly

86.26732°

Mean motion

3.74286 °/min

BSTAR

0.00047127

Orbital period

96.18 mins

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ELECTRON R/B, 63206 (Decayed)

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 63207

QPS-SAR-9 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	2025-05-09 08:05:11.372Z	270.466° WNW	2025-05-09 08:08:11.372Z	317.955° NNW	42.412°	2025-05-09 08:12:11.372Z	76.162° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 09:47:11.372Z	287.045° WNW	2025-05-09 09:50:11.372Z	62.333° ENE	43.23°	2025-05-09 09:53:11.372Z	96.551° ESE
6 mins	2025-05-09 11:28:11.372Z	268.315° W	2025-05-09 11:31:11.372Z	191.993° SSW	32.585°	2025-05-09 11:34:11.372Z	140.999° SSE
4 mins	2025-05-10 04:47:11.372Z	168.639° S	2025-05-10 04:48:11.372Z	150.064° SSE	19.229°	2025-05-10 04:51:11.372Z	100.862° ESE
7 mins	2025-05-10 06:26:11.372Z	241.595° WSW	2025-05-10 06:29:11.372Z	150.313° SSE	43.588°	2025-05-10 06:33:11.372Z	76.538° E

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