Key statistics
Satellite QPS-SAR-12 KUSHINADA-I at a glance.
Uptime
31
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
42.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for QPS-SAR-12 KUSHINADA-I.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: QPS-SAR-12 KUSHINADA-I
International designator: 2025-169A
Object number (NORAD): 65116
Object ID (CCSDS): 65116
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.19 minutes
Inclination: 42.0118 deg
SMA: 6954.197 km
Apoapsis: 579.165 km
Periapsis: 572.958 km
RAAN: 146.6372 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00044633
Argument of periapsis: 125.4643 deg
Mean anomaly: 234.6599 deg
Mean motion: 14.97036269 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007534 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00065820738 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 5:21 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 QPS-SAR-12 KUSHINADA-I
TLE line 1: 1 65116U 25169A 25247.22345091 .00007534 00000-0 65821-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 65116 42.0118 146.6372 0004463 125.4643 234.6599 14.97036269 4490
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite QPS-SAR-12 KUSHINADA-I.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
QPS-SAR-12 KUSHINADA-I was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | The Harvest Goddess Thrives (iQPS Launch 4)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 5, 2025, 4:10 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
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Electron | The Harvest Goddess Thrives (iQPS Launch 4)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 5, 2025, 4:10 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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