Key statistics
Satellite QPS-SAR-14 at a glance.
Uptime
27
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-14.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: QPS-SAR-14
International designator: 2025-252A
Object number (NORAD): 66316
Object ID (CCSDS): 66316
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.159 minutes
Inclination: 42.0031 deg
SMA: 6952.721 km
Apoapsis: 579.412 km
Periapsis: 569.76 km
RAAN: 135.7309 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006941
Argument of periapsis: 73.668 deg
Mean anomaly: 286.4907 deg
Mean motion: 14.97512808 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006104 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00052966 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 1, 2025, 11:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 1, 2025, 5:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 QPS-SAR-14
TLE line 1: 1 66316U 25252A 25335.73195251 .00006104 00000-0 52966-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 66316 42.0031 135.7309 0006941 73.6680 286.4907 14.97512808 3882
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite QPS-SAR-14.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for QPS-SAR-14, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
QPS-SAR-14 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | The Nation God Navigates (iQPS Launch 5)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 5, 2025, 7:51 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
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Electron | The Nation God Navigates (iQPS Launch 5)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 5, 2025, 7:51 p.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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Latest news about this satellite
Rocket Lab launches sixth iQPS satellite
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS on Nov. 5. The post Rocket Lab launches sixth iQPS satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
Launch Roundup: Ariane 6 and New Glenn set to launch during busy week
This week’s launch manifest will feature nine missions launching on seven different rockets, including the… The post Launch Roundup: Ariane 6 and New Glenn set to launch during busy week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches
ST. LOUIS — Japan’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, iQPS, plans to launch eight additional synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites through the end of 2026. Rocket Lab, the U.S. launch […] The post Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches appeare...
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