iQPS ranks 47 on the Space 100 with a score of 75; Planet ranks 92 with 65. iQPS is ahead on deployment, technology and positioning. Planet is ahead on production, commercials, progress and firepower. Level on leverage. iQPS is based in Fukuoka, Japan, Planet in San Francisco, United States. iQPS: Public. Planet: public. iQPS is named in 32 signals and Planet in 28.
iQPS operates the QPS-SAR constellation of small radar satellites, providing day-and-night Earth observation imagery with little sensitivity to cloud cover.
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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.
32 signals name iQPS.
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Planet sells customer-facing satellite-data analytics through Planet AI Application, which lets users query imagery and generate time-series insights.
Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.
28 signals name Planet.
12 facts on file.
iQPS ranks 47 on the Space 100 with a score of 75; Planet ranks 92 with 65. iQPS is ahead on deployment, technology and positioning. Planet is ahead on production, commercials, progress and firepower. Level on leverage. iQPS is based in Fukuoka, Japan, Planet in San Francisco, United States. iQPS: Public. Planet: public. iQPS is named in 32 signals and Planet in 28.
iQPS ranks 47 on the Space 100 with a score of 75; Planet ranks 92 with 65. iQPS is ahead on deployment, technology and positioning. Planet is ahead on production, commercials, progress and firepower. Level on leverage. iQPS is based in Fukuoka, Japan, Planet in San Francisco, United States. iQPS: Public. Planet: public. iQPS is named in 32 signals and Planet in 28. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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