{"city":"Fukuoka","name":"iQPS","slug":"iqps","facts":[{"date":"2030-01-01","type":"deployment","value":"26","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2028-05-01","type":"deployment","value":"24","source":"Via Satellite"},{"date":"2026-09-11","type":"partnership","value":"MaiaSpace and iQPS signed a multi-launch agreement beginning in 2029","source":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-09-11","type":"deployment","value":"QPS研究所 expanded its QPS-SAR constellation plan beyond 36 satellites","source":"sorae"},{"date":"2026-09-11","type":"partnership","value":"QPS研究所 and MaiaSpace signed a basic agreement for QPS-SAR launches from 2029 onward","source":"sorae"},{"date":"2026-09-08","type":"deployment","value":"26","source":"iQPS — 2030-01"}],"peers":[{"name":"ICEYE","rank":2,"slug":"iceye","score":"93"},{"name":"HawkEye 360","rank":14,"slug":"hawkeye-360","score":"82"},{"name":"Planet Labs","rank":17,"slug":"planet-labs","score":"81.5"},{"name":"BlackSky","rank":34,"slug":"blacksky","score":"78"},{"name":"Umbra","rank":63,"slug":"umbra","score":"70"},{"name":"Spire Global","rank":84,"slug":"spire-global","score":"66"}],"stage":"Public","state":"Fukuoka","aliases":["QPS研究所"],"country":"Japan","domains":[{"why":"iQPS operates the QPS-SAR constellation of small radar satellites, providing day-and-night Earth observation imagery with little sensitivity to cloud cover.","list":"Space 100","rank":47,"tier":"member","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft","total":75,"domain":"Space","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":9,"firepower":8,"commercial":4,"deployment":9,"production":6,"technology":6},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Earth observation"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-09-11","header":"MaiaSpace and iQPS signed a multi-launch agreement beginning in 2029.","outlet":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-09-11","header":"iQPS and MaiaSpace signed a basic agreement for QPS-SAR launches from 2029 onward.","outlet":"sorae"},{"date":"2026-09-11","header":"iQPS expanded its QPS-SAR constellation plan beyond 36 satellites.","outlet":"sorae"},{"date":"2026-08-21","header":"QPS-SAR 18 entered a 575-kilometer, 42-degree-inclination orbit.","outlet":"sorae"},{"date":"2026-08-21","header":"Rocket Lab completed its ninth successful Electron launch for iQPS.","outlet":"sorae"},{"date":"2026-08-21","header":"QPS-SAR 18 established first contact after separation with all systems operating normally.","outlet":"sorae"}],"website":"https://i-qps.net","category":"Space · Satellites & spacecraft","categories":[{"name":"Earth observation","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Satellites & spacecraft"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-25T23:17:49.578217+00:00","facts_total":39,"positioning":"iQPS is a Japanese SAR operator (TSE-listed) running the QPS-SAR constellation (8+ satellites under JSAT operations contracts, QPS-SAR-15 first-light images in January 2026), which raised a JPY 15.2B PIPE in March 2026 (SKY Perfect JSAT, Mitsui Sumitomo taking 18.23%) for mass production and launches. It is a member of the winning Japanese MoD Satellite Constellation Project consortium (December 2025), the sovereign-SAR national team, carrying the same MoD-dependency flag as Synspective. Revenue is estimated at 10-100m class.","sub_category":"Earth observation","signals_total":32,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/iqps","title":"iQPS · space, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"iQPS operates the QPS-SAR constellation of small radar satellites, providing day-and-night Earth observation imagery with little sensitivity to cloud cover. Space 100 rank 47 (score 75) 32 signals and 39 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}