Mission info
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| Manufacturer: | Rocket Lab |
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| Mission: | Rocket Lab will launch a dedicated Electron mission for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company. The mission will carry iQPS’s QPS-SAR-5 satellite named “TSUKUYOMI-I” into orbit on a dedicated Electron mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. 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. Mission name: "The Moon God Awakens". |
| Payload mass: | 100 kg / 220 lb |
| Launch: | December 13, 2023 |
| Launch site: | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A (New Zealand) |
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| Orbit: | SSO |
| Website: | https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission |
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