'The Sea God Surveys': Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese Earth-observing satellite today
The mission will be Rocket Lab’s 10th for iQPS as the Japanese company builds a 36-satellite radar constellation.
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Rocket Lab completed its 99th mission, launching an Earth observation satellite into space.
South Korea eyes rocket debut and China lines up four launches
Rocket launches this week On Monday, Nov. 2, Rocket Lab launched The Sea God Surveys on an Electron rocket from its Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula at 11:41 a.m. EST. Aboard was a QPS-SAR satellite for private Japanese company iQPS It marked Electron’s 10th flight for iQPS. The company is building outContinue reading "South Korea eyes rocket debut and China lines up four launches"
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MISSION SUCCESS: Rocket Lab Launches 99th Electron Mission
MAHIA, New Zealand, Nov. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its Electron rocket to deploy the next QPS-SAR Earth-imaging satellite to space for the…
Rocket Lab reported that its Electron rocket deployed in low orbit a Japanese radar satellite for iQPS, on the company's 99th mission. The ship will join a constellation designed to observe the Earth even under clouds and during the night.
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