Rocket Lab
The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)
Electron
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, December 15, 2023 · 04:05 UTC
Mission
/01QPS-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.
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Electron
Launch Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
-39.263° S, 177.864° E
13
Pad Launches
39
Location Launches
42
Agency Launches
205
Orbital This Year