{"id":64653,"date":"2026-08-07T17:53:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-completes-92nd-electron-launch-for-iqps-earth-imaging-constellation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:53:29","slug":"rocket-lab-completes-92nd-electron-launch-for-iqps-earth-imaging-constellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-completes-92nd-electron-launch-for-iqps-earth-imaging-constellation\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab Completes 92nd Electron Launch for iQPS Earth-Imaging Constellation"},"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_launch_cover_new_639216885541084415.webp\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Rocket Lab Completes 92nd Electron Launch for iQPS Earth-Imaging Constellation\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/rocket_launch_cover_new_639216885541084415.webp\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/rocket_launch_cover_new_639216885541084415.webp\"><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, successfully launched the 13th Electron rocket of the year to deploy the latest satellite to space for multi-launch customer Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS), operators of the QPS-SAR Earth-imaging constellation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Grain Goddess Provides\u2019 mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 9:18 p.m. NZST on August 6, 2026 to deploy the QPS-SAR-13 satellite to space for iQPS that will join its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation providing near-real time imagery across twelve different orbits.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are the the Different Types of Launch Vehicles used in Space?<\/h4>\n<p>This mission was the eighth deployment of a QPS-SAR satellite with 100% mission success by Rocket Lab as Electron continues to serve the iQPS\u2019 constellation as its primary launch provider. Another 10 dedicated launches are booked on Electron by iQPS to complete their constellation before 2030, showcasing the trust and confidence they have in Rocket Lab\u2019s reliability and performance to deploy the iQPS constellation at scale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Grain Goddess Provides\u2019 mission was Rocket Lab\u2019s 92nd overall Electron mission. Rocket Lab\u2019s next Electron launch will carry another QPS-SAR satellite on a mission called \u201cThe Lightning God Defends\u201d, which is scheduled to take place later this month from LC-1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TR4bkBCR6VI?&amp;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"fr-draggable\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched the 13th Electron rocket of the year to deploy the latest satellite to space for multi-launch customer Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS), operators of the QPS-SAR Earth-imaging constellation.&nbsp; \u2018The Grain Goddess Provides\u2019 mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,25,54,20],"class_list":["post-64653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-launch-vehicle-platforms","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}