Fukuoka, JAPAN – December 15th , 2023 – Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) released its satellite QPS-SAR-5, named “TSUKUYOMI-I” was successfully injected into orbit at an altitude of 575 km at 14:02 JST, which was launched by the U.S. Rocket Lab’s Electron at 13:05 JST today. We are also pleased to announce that the first communication with TSUKUYOMI-I was successfully made about 40 minutes later. We were able to confirm that all of the satellite’s equipment was working properly and that the satellite was in good health. We will continue to make adjustments, deploying the antenna, and acquire the first images.

[above: Satellite before separation, below: Our teams at the first communication successfully ]