Launched on June 13th 2023 at 06:35 a.m. (JST) by SpaceX Falcon 9, iQPS 6th small SAR satellite “AMATERU-III” has made a successful communication in the morning of the same day. Confirmed of its good condition AMATERU-III has successfully executed the deployment of its parabolic antenna 21 hours after launch. We are now planning to obtain the first earth observation data after completing the calibration of the satellite as scheduled.

(Photo: After deployment selfie photo of AMATERU-III with one part of its antenna)