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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
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
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 (4 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 7 hours ago
0 QPS-SAR-9 SUSANOO-I
1 63205U 25050A   25193.19352680  .00003306  00000-0  28758-3 0  9997
2 63205  42.0195 174.3748 0003498 320.4703  39.5867 14.98384395 17860
Epoch: 2025-07-12T04:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T04:38:40.715Z)
Latitude
Longitude
174.37054°
Altitude
569.685 km
Speed
7.579 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 37m 29s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-4.01029°
Longitude
-2.8431°
Altitude
573.924 km
Speed
7.574 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 49m 28s
Apparent Declination
-64° 51' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:14:14
Azimuth
189.199° SSW
Elevation
-16.079°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
576.402 km
Perigee altitude
571.538 km
Semi-major axis
6,952.107 km
Eccentricity
0.00035
Inclination
42.0195°
RAAN
174.3748°
Arg. of periapsis
320.4703°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
39.5867°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.74428 °/min
Orbital period
96.15 mins
BSTAR
0.00028758
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QPS-SAR-9 SUSANOO-I Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-07-13 01:38:11.049Z202.395° SSW2025-07-13 01:41:11.049Z147.322° SSE25.648°2025-07-13 01:44:11.049Z93.432° ESE
7 mins2025-07-13 03:19:11.049Z253.413° W2025-07-13 03:22:11.049Z79.246° E44.424°2025-07-13 03:26:11.049Z75.344° E
7 mins2025-07-13 05:00:11.049Z283.106° WNW2025-07-13 05:03:11.049Z7.936° NNE42.29°2025-07-13 05:07:11.049Z84.768° E
7 mins2025-07-13 06:41:11.049Z281.696° WNW2025-07-13 06:44:11.049Z210.45° SW43.549°2025-07-13 06:48:11.049Z116.55° SE
4 mins2025-07-13 08:23:11.049Z246.044° WSW2025-07-13 08:25:11.049Z209.273° SW19.122°2025-07-13 08:27:11.049Z176.441° S
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