Name: iQPS Launch 13 — Electron Launch
Start: 2027
Location: Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula

Rocket Lab will launch a QPS-SAR synthetic aperture radar satellite for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS on an Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. It is part of a three-launch deal iQPS signed in July 2026, with these missions scheduled from late 2027 to deliver one satellite each to a 575 km low Earth orbit.

The launch date is currently targeted for 2027.

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Provider	Rocket Lab
Vehicle	Electron
Location	Pad TBD Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula New Zealand
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Series: QPS-SAR

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