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Electron | The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1)

Launch Successful
93 days ago • 3/15/2025, 12:00:00 AM
Electron | The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1)

Rocket

Electron

Launch Site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Launch Probability

%

Mission Description

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

Launch Videos

Rocket Lab - 'The Lightning God Reigns' Launch

Rocket Lab - 'The Lightning God Reigns' Launch

Rocket Lab - 'The Lightning God Reigns' Launch

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Mission Updates

Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

2/5/2025, 1:22:00 AM

Added launch.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

2/27/2025, 11:28:00 PM

NET March.

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Nosu

Nosu

3/3/2025, 10:12:00 PM

Adding launch window and mission name, updating pad

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Nosu

Nosu

3/9/2025, 3:19:00 AM

Delayed to March 15 UTC

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LL2

LL2

3/14/2025, 11:34:00 PM

Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

3/15/2025, 12:00:00 AM

Liftoff.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

3/15/2025, 12:57:00 AM

Spacecraft separation.

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Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

3/15/2025, 3:47:00 AM

Launch success; satellite in contact.

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Launch Details

Launch Window

3/15/2025, 12:00:00 AM

to 3/15/2025, 2:00:00 AM

Rocket Details

Electron

Launch Facility

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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