QPS-SAR-12 (KUSHINADA-I)
Launch
Launched on Aug 5, 2025 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
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Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Aug 5, 2025
Mass
—
Apogee
577 km
Perigee
567 km
Inclination
42.01°
Period
1.60 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for QPS-SAR-12 (KUSHINADA-I) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.3 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
567 × 577 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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