Fukuoka, JAPAN – May 17th , 2024 – Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) released its first light images from QPS-SAR-7, named “TSUKUYOMI-II” which was launched on April 8th 2024 by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 “Bandwagon-1” Mission into mid-inclination orbit. iQPS will enhance image quality further by fine-tuning satellite attitude control and commence observations in Spotlight mode (high-resolution mode) which will achieve both azimuth and range resolutions of 0.46m.

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＜Overview of First light images ＞

Observation dates & times	1&2. 10:43 May 14th, 2024, JST 3. 09:10 May 15th, 2024, JST
Locations	1. Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima (Weather: Sunny) 2. Sakurajima, Kagoshima 3. Sakai-shi, Osaka (Weather: Cloudy)
Resolution of first light images	1&2. Ground plane resolution of Azimuth direction 1.8m, Range direction 0.63m, Off-nadir angle 20.9° 3. Ground plane resolution of Azimuth direction 1.8m, Range direction 0.35m, Off-nadir angle 39.8°

TSUKUYOMI-II has observation mode of Standard mode (Stripmap mode) which is 1.8 m resolution and High Resolution mode (Spotlight mode) which is 0.46m resolution. Our first lights are observed by Standard mode (Stripmap mode).

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<First Light Images>

[1] Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima

[2] Sakurajima, Kagoshima

[3] Sakai-shi, Osaka