The Lightning God ReignsiQPS Launch 1

Success Rocket Lab, Electron

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Mission

Earth Science · LEO

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

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbit
QPS-SAR-9 (SUSANOO-I) 2025-050A Payload 550 × 559 km · 42.0° Globe
ELECTRON R/B 2025-050B Rocket body re-entered 2025-04-10
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B 2025-050C Rocket body 549 × 558 km · 42.0° Globe

COSPAR ID 2025-050 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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