flown by Rocket Lab USA

"The Sea God Surveys"

Success
NOV 02202616:41:00 UTC

Dedicated Electron launch for iQPS, the Japanese Earth imaging company, carrying QPS-SAR-20, a synthetic aperture radar satellite.

launched from LC-1 Mahia

aboard Electron into LEO

Broadcast

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Payload

QPS-SAR-20

Earth observation

last updated Nov 2, 2026