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Rocket Lab schedules first of multiple launches for iQPS

Rocket Lab schedules first of multiple launches for iQPS

Rocket Lab (RKLB) USA announced the launch window for its 61st Electron launch, a dedicated mission for Japanese customer the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space. The mission, named “The Lightning God Reigns”, will launch from Rocket Lab’s private orbital launch site, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on March 10th UTC. The mission will launch a single synthetic aperture radar imaging satellite to a 575km circular Earth orbit for iQPS called QPS-SAR-9. The spacecraft will join iQPS’ growing Earth-imaging constellation that delivers high-resolution monitoring from specific locations every 10 minutes.

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