QPS Holdings, Inc.

QPS Holdings Inc. engages in the research and development, design, manufacture, sale, operation, management, and maintenance of satellites, satellite-mounted equipment, precision equipment, electronic equipment, ground facilities, software, and information and communication networks. It is also involved in business related to data acquired by satellites; the provision of services using artificial satellites; planning and management of research meetings, workshops, and seminars on space technology; and technical consulting, operational support, contract work, development guidance, lectures, education, and related to satellites business. The company was incorporated in 2025 and is headquartered in Fukuoka City, Japan.

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Rocket Lab Launches 93rd Electron Mission for iQPS

Rocket Lab Corporation successfully launched its Electron rocket to deploy the latest Earth-imaging satellite for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. The mission, named 'The Lightning God Defends', lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 1:04 a.m. NZST on August 21, 2026, and placed the next QPS-SAR satellite into a 575km low Earth orbit. This was Rocket Lab's 93rd overall Electron launch and 14th launch of the year, and the ninth deployment of a QPS-SAR satellite with 100% mission success. Nine dedicated launches remain booked on Electron by iQPS to deliver their constellation to space by 2030.

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