Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
QPS-SAR-5
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. Ultimately, the iQPS constellation is planned to have 36 satellites capable of monitoring specific fixed points on Earth every 10 minutes.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 100.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand
Stats
2023
205th orbital launch attempt
Rocket Lab
42nd mission
10th mission of 2023
38th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission
Electron
42nd mission
10th mission of 2023
38th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission