LAUNCH CENTER
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Success
Fri Dec 15 2023
Rocket Lab
The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(4:05 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(4:00 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(6:00 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
ElectronDescription:
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.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- QPS-SAR-5 is a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite that will join a constellation after QPS-SAR-6 already in orbit. iQPS’s satellites are small, high-performance SAR satellites that use a lightweight, large, stowable antenna to collect high resolution images of Earth, even through clouds and adverse weather conditions.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B