^{(Photo Credit – SpaceX)}

Fukuoka, JAPAN – August 17th, 2024 (JST) – Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) released its satellite QPS-SAR-8, named “AMATERU-IV” was successfully injected into its scheduled orbit at 06:32 am (JST), which was launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 at 03:56 am (JST) today. We are also pleased to announce that the first communication with AMATERU-IV was successfully made about 2 hours 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.

^{(Photo: @ iQPS Control room)}