The Mountain God Guards

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

15:31:00

Wednesday June 11, 2025

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Mission Details

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QPS-SAR-11

(YAMATSUMI-I)

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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. In addition to launching on Electron, the QPS-SAR satellite will use a Rocket Lab Motorized Lightband as its separation system for deployment to space.

Manufacturer: iQPS

Operator: iQPS

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

100 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Electron/Curie

Active Since 2018


Price

$7.50 million

Rocket

Height: 18m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 320 kg

Liftoff Thrust

224 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.2m

Height: 4.05m

Stages

3

Launch Site

General Trajectory

E

S

Launching

Southeast

Rocket Lab LC-1A

Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 1 hour

Stats

Electron


66th

Mission

8th

Mission of 2025

Rocket Lab


66th

Mission

8th

Mission of 2025

2025


128th

Orbital launch attempt