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QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV, 60542

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV, 60542 is a payload satellite owned by QPS Labs (JP) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

60542, 2024-149CC

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) (JP)

Manufacturer

QPS Labs

Mission

Operational Commercial Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

QSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

~120 kg wet, ~100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 1.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.179 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV
1 60542U 24149CC  26260.10686183  .00004918  00000-0  35180-3 0  9998
2 60542  97.6595 338.5050 0003839 145.2722 214.8756 15.04896209114092

Epoch: 2026-09-17T02:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T02:33:52.862Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-56.01412°

Altitude

557.07 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 34m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:06:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

551.481 km

Perigee altitude

546.162 km

Semi-major axis

6,926.958 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

97.6595°

RAAN

338.505°

Arg. of periapsis

145.2722°

True anomaly

214.85046°

Mean anomaly

214.8756°

Eccentric anomaly

214.86303°

Mean motion

3.76469 °/min

Orbital period

95.63 mins

BSTAR

0.0003518

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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

CONNECTA IOT-1, 60472

WARATAH SEED-1, 60469

FLOCK 4BE 18, 60480

FLOCK 4BE 19, 60563

QUBE, 60476

FLOCK 4BE 16, 60483 (Decayed)

GNOMES-5, 60574

FLOCK 4BE 6, 60516

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QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2026-09-17 17:30:38.631Z	46.814° ENE	2026-09-17 17:32:38.631Z	84.161° E	25.503°	2026-09-17 17:35:38.631Z	146.454° SSE
4 mins	2026-09-17 19:06:38.631Z	314.199° NW	2026-09-17 19:07:38.631Z	292.77° NW	21.553°	2026-09-17 19:10:38.631Z	241.83° WSW
6 mins	2026-09-18 05:49:38.631Z	201.136° SSW	2026-09-18 05:51:38.631Z	246.711° WSW	38.979°	2026-09-18 05:55:38.631Z	331.739° NNW

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QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV, 60542

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T02:33:52.862Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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