The Mountain God GuardsiQPS Launch 3

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-11 (YAMATSUMI-I) 2025-125A Payload 552 × 567 km · 42.0° Globe
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B 2025-125B Rocket body re-entered 2025-09-17
ELECTRON R/B 2025-125C Rocket body re-entered 2025-07-24
ELECTRON DEB 2025-125D Debris re-entered 2025-06-12

COSPAR ID 2025-125 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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