{"id":5207,"date":"2025-06-05T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T04:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-sets-third-electron-launch-in-24-days-for-next-iqps-earth-imaging-mission\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T04:03:00","slug":"rocket-lab-sets-third-electron-launch-in-24-days-for-next-iqps-earth-imaging-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-sets-third-electron-launch-in-24-days-for-next-iqps-earth-imaging-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab Sets Third Electron Launch in 24 Days for Next iQPS Earth-Imaging Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/rocket_iqps_cover_638847051163533062.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Rocket Lab Sets Third Electron Launch in 24 Days for Next iQPS Earth-Imaging Mission\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/rocket_iqps_cover_638847051163533062.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/rocket_iqps_cover_638847051163533062.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rocket Lab Corporation<\/strong>, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, a Japan-based Earth imaging company. The mission, named \u2018The Mountain God Guards,\u2019 will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on June 10, 2025 UTC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The mission will launch a single synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite called QPS-SAR-11 (nicknamed YAMATSUMI-I for the Japanese god of mountains) to a 575km circular Earth orbit, from where the satellite will join the rest of the iQPS constellation in providing high resolution images and Earth monitoring services globally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: How does Satellite data help in monitoring climate change?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>The mission is the latest in an accelerated cadence of launches of Electron, the world\u2019s most-frequently launched orbital small rocket. \u2018The Mountain God Guards\u2019 will be the Company\u2019s third Electron launch in just 24 days &#8211; and the fourth dedicated launch for iQPS to build out their satellite constellation &#8211; that demonstrates repeatable, reliable, and dedicated access to space for small satellite constellation operators.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Rocket Lab has deployed three Electron missions for iQPS with 100% mission success: \u2018The Lightning God Reigns&#8217; and \u2018The Sea God Sees&#8217; were successfully deployed to space by Electron earlier this year as the first two missions of an eight-launch contract across 2025 and 2026 for iQPS; while an additional third launch, \u2018The Moon God Awakens,\u2019 was successfully launched in December 2023. \u201cThe Mountain God Guards\u201d will be Rocket Lab\u2019s eighth mission of 2025, its 66th Electron launch overall, and will bring the total number of satellites delivered to space by Electron to 227.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, a Japan-based Earth imaging company. 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