QPS-SAR-5 TSUKUYOMI-I presents 46cm x 45cm resolution with its spotlight imaging mode

（Image: Sydney, Australia）

Fukuoka, JAPAN – February 1st, 2024 – Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) released its Spotlight mode (high-resolution mode) images from QPS-SAR-5, named “TSUKUYOMI-I”. As QPS-SAR-6 “AMATERU-III,” which has already begun commercial service, TSUKUYOMI-I also has capability to observe at 46cm azimuth and range resolution, the highest in Japan for a private satellite.

TSUKUYOMI-I was launched on December 15th, 2023, by Rocket Lab’s Electron, with the mission named “The Moon God Awakens.” Approximately one month later of calibration, on January 17th, 2024, TSUKUYOMI-I unveiled its first light. After a steady adjustment process, we are pleased to announce the release of Tsukuyomi-I’s images in spotlight mode. The next step is to start providing services, and we are working diligently to coordinate operations to achieve this goal.

<Overview of Spotlight images>

Locations	1 Sydney, Australia ( weather: cloudy ) 2 Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka ( weather: cloudy ) 3 Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido ( weather: sunny ) _{^{*The weather information is sourced from JMA and other meteorological information websites.}}
Observation date & time	1 03:39 AEDT January 27th, 2024 2 10:07 JST January 25th, 2024 3 13:30 JST January 24th, 2024
Resolution of images	1 Ground plane resolution of Azimuth direction 0.46m, Range direction 0.45m, Off-nadir angle 30.5 degree 2 Ground plane resolution of Azimuth direction 0.46m, Range direction 0.46m, Off-nadir angle 29.4 degree 3 Ground plane resolution of Azimuth direction 0.46m, Range direction 0.82m, Off-nadir angle 16.3 degree
Image description	TSUKUYOMI-I has observation mode of Standard mode (Stripmap imaging mode) which is 1.8 m resolution and High Resolution mode (Spotlight imaging mode) which is 0.46m resolution.
Imaging support	Alouette Technology Inc.