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The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)

Rocket Lab · Electron · Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Mission

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

Launch time (UTC)
Nov 10, 00:00 UTC
Precision
Day
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Earth Science
Pad
Unknown Pad

Rocket · Electron

Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.

Height
18 m
Diameter
1.2 m
Liftoff mass
13 t
Liftoff thrust
162 kN
To LEO
300 kg
Track record
93 / 97 successful
Success streak
56
First flight
2017-05-25
Reusable
No

This is the 257th orbital launch attempt worldwide this year, Rocket Lab's 21st launch this year, the 3rd launch from Unknown Pad.

Launch time changes · 1

  1. Oct 12, 23:46 UTC Slipped +6d to Nov 10, 00:00 UTC

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