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iQPS

Fukuoka company, founded by Kyushu University professors, building a fleet of small radar satellites that can photograph the ground at night and through clouds, with a goal of imaging most places on Earth every 10 minutes on average. (1 product in the atlas)

iQPS is wholly owned by QPS Holdings, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market.

Products, by altitude

Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km

Milestones

  • Sep 2026 Signed a commercial agreement with MaiaSpace for multiple launches starting in 2029. Company statement⁠1
  • Aug 2026 QPS-SAR-18 (SUSANOO-II) launched on Rocket Lab's Electron; first images released 11 September 2026. Company statement⁠2

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Sources

  1. iQPS news releaseSep 10, 2026
  2. iQPS news releaseSep 11, 2026
  3. iQPS

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