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QPS-SAR-14 (YACHIHOKO-I)

NORAD 66316· COSPAR 2025-252A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 5, 2025 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | The Nation God Navigates (iQPS Launch 5) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 23:30 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Nov 5, 2025
Mass
—
Apogee
578 km
Perigee
572 km
Inclination
42.00°
Period
1.60 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for QPS-SAR-14 (YACHIHOKO-I) across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.3 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
572 × 578 km
576580572Aug 26Oct 24
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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