Electron
"The Sea God Sees"
Rocket Lab

Launch details

Launching company:
Vehicle:
Electron
Launch site:
Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula, LC-1A (New Zealand)
Launch date:
17 May 2025 at 08:17:00 UTC
Status:
Success

Launch description

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the "The Sea God Sees" mission on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM (UTC).

Missions

QPS-SAR-10:
'The Sea God Sees' is Rocket Lab's third mission for Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), an Earth-imaging company from Japan. 'The Sea God Sees’ will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on May 17, 2025. The mission will launch a single synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite called QPS-SAR-10 (nicknamed “WADATSUMI-I” for the Japanese god of the sea) 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. The mission will be the third overall Electron launch for iQPS and the second in a line-up of eight dedicated missions across 2025 and 2026 to deploy iQPS’s constellation.
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