The Lightning God Reigns

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-03-15 00:00 | |

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| | Scheduled for (NZDT) | 2025-03-15 13:00 | | Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand | | Booster recovery | No | | Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie | | Customer | iQPS | | Payload | QPS-SAR-9 | | Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecraft into LEO |

Livestreams

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-cuTDrVCmQ | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_0MLtKwN9Q | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCVsoMbyVe4 |

Stats

• This will be the 3rd launch for Rocket Lab this year.
• This will be the 61st overall launch for Rocket Lab.

Payload info:

Rocket Lab mission page

NextSpaceflight:

QPS-SAR-9

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.

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