QPS-SAR-11 YAMATSUMI

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NORAD ID: 64340

Int'l Code: 2025-125A

Perigee: 570.1 km

Apogee: 581.5 km

Inclination: 42.0 °

Period: 96.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6946 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: June 11, 2025
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

QPS-SAR-11 (NORAD ID 64340) is a low-Earth-orbit satellite equipped with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. In essence, it’s an Earth observation platform designed to collect high-resolution imagery regardless of weather conditions or daylight. By actively “illuminating” the surface and measuring the reflected radar signals, it can produce detailed images useful for applications such as environmental monitoring, disaster response, and security. Though often briefed as part of a growing constellation of SAR satellites, QPS-SAR-11 represents an example of modern remote-sensing technology that enhances our ability to monitor and understand terrestrial events in near-real time.

1 64340U 25125A   25349.35799691  .00004115  00000-0  34473-3 0  9999
2 64340  42.0065 123.8315 0008161  15.9200 344.1880 14.99429272 28009

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC