iQPS stock surges 21%; successfully launches "Sea God Wadatsumi-I" from New Zealand with Rocket Lab

'The Sea God Sees' was Rocket Lab's third mission for Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), an Earth-imaging company from Japan.

'The Sea God Sees’ launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on May 17, 2025. The mission deployed a single synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite called QPS-SAR-10 (nicknamed “WADATSUMI-I” for the Japanese god of the sea) to a 575km circular Earth orbit, from where the satellite will join the rest of the iQPS constellation in providing high resolution images and Earth monitoring services globally.

The mission was the third overall Electron launch for iQPS and the second in a line-up of eight dedicated missions across 2025 and 2026 to deploy iQPS’s constellation. 



 About iQPS 

Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), is a pioneering space startup founded in 2005 by two Emeritus Professors from Kyushu University and a rocket developer with the mission of establishing a space industry in Japan’s Kyushu region.  

Building on more than 20 years of small satellite development expertise at Kyushu University, iQPS now brings together a dynamic team of young engineers, industry leaders, and visionary professors emeritus. The company’s growth is further strengthened by the support of over 25 partner companies throughout Japan, primarily based in northern Kyushu.

The company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market (Securities Code: 5595) on December 6, 2023.

 


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