iQPS

operating 51–200 employees Public Company

Develops and operates a constellation of small SAR satellites providing high-resolution radar imagery for near-real-time Earth observation

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iQPS (Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space) is a Japanese satellite manufacturer and operator building a constellation of small synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. Founded in 2005 as a Kyushu University spinoff, the company develops its QPS-SAR platform featuring a deployable 3.6-meter X-band SAR antenna capable of sub-meter resolution imaging in all weather conditions, day or night. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in December 2023, iQPS operates approximately a dozen QPS-SAR satellites in low Earth orbit, each weighing around 100 kilograms and delivering commercial SAR imagery at resolutions as fine as 46 centimeters. The company plans to expand to a 36-satellite constellation by 2030, enabling near-real-time observation at an average revisit interval of ten minutes.

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QPS-SAR Satellite

Small synthetic aperture radar satellite with a deployable 3.6-meter X-band antenna, delivering sub-meter resolution imagery in all weather conditions. Target constellation of 36 satellites for near-real-time global coverage.

SAR Imagery Service

Commercial high-resolution SAR image delivery and tasking service supporting stripmap and spotlight imaging modes with resolutions as fine as 46 centimeters.

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