Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
QPS-SAR-12
AKA KUSHINADA-I
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/Operator: iQPS
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 100.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand
Stats
2025
173rd orbital launch attempt
Rocket Lab
69th mission
11th mission of 2025
65th successful mission
28th consecutive successful mission
Electron
69th mission
11th mission of 2025
65th successful mission
28th consecutive successful mission