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iQPS Launch 15

ElectronRocket LabUnknown Pad
2028 · Date and time TBD

NextLaunch Autosequence BeginsT-02:00

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Time to launch
2028Exact time confirmed closer to launch
Launch window confidence
46% — Uncertain
Mission brief

The mission

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

PayloadiQPS Launch 15
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerRocket Lab
Stages3
PadUnknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Flight plan

Mission timeline

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Launch Autosequence Begins

Electron enters its automated terminal countdown

T-02:00
11:58 PM UTC
  • Launch Autosequence BeginsT-02:00
  • Rutherford IgnitionT-00:02
The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Unknown Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
39.261°S
Longitude
177.866°E

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules

Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Electron

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Height18 m
LEO Payload300 kg
Launches138
Successes93
Provider

Rocket Lab

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USA • Founded 2006

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.