The Mountain God Guards

Scheduled for (UTC) 2025-06-11 15:31
Scheduled for (NZST) 2025-06-12 03:31
Launch site Rocket Lab LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand
Booster recovery No
Launch vehicle Electron + Curie
Customer iQPS
Payload QPS-SAR-10
Mass 100 kg
Target orbit Low Earth Orbit
Stream Link
Rocket Lab (official) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PplSn4YNbz0
Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=120QV9SI9Lk
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCf3oDliZ2I

Stats

  • 8th launch for Rocket Lab this year.
  • 66th overall launch for Rocket Lab.

Payload info:

Rocket Lab mission page

NextSpaceflight:

QPS-SAR-11

AKA YAMATSUMI-I

iQPS’s satellites are small, high-performance SAR satellites that use a lightweight, large, stowable antenna to collect high resolution images of Earth, even through clouds and adverse weather conditions. Ultimately, the iQPS constellation is planned to have 36 satellites capable of monitoring specific fixed points on Earth every 10 minutes. In addition to launching on Electron, the QPS-SAR satellite will use a Rocket Lab Motorized Lightband as its separation system for deployment to space.

Previous mission: Full Stream Ahead

Next mission: TBD

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