QPS-SAR-5 (TSUKUYOMI-I)
Launch
Launched on Dec 15, 2023 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5) →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:56 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Dec 15, 2023
Mass
—
Apogee
520 km
Perigee
484 km
Inclination
42.01°
Period
1.58 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for QPS-SAR-5 (TSUKUYOMI-I) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.8 km
Rate
-0.06 km/day
Now
484 × 520 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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