The Nation God NavigatesiQPS Launch 5

Success Rocket Lab, Electron

Show on globe
Or open it on YouTube

Mission

Earth Science · LEO

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

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbit
QPS-SAR-14 (YACHIHOKO-I) 2025-252A Payload 563 × 570 km · 42.0° Globe
ELECTRON R/B 2025-252B Rocket body re-entered 2025-12-05
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B 2025-252C Rocket body re-entered 2025-11-30

COSPAR ID 2025-252 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

Where to watch

Replay Launch webcast

Suggest something

An idea, something broken, a launch with wrong data? It goes straight to me.

Only what you type and the page you're on are kept, no IP address. See the privacy policy.

Follow & remind

Follow this flight
Reminders before liftoff
Also notify me of

If the launch moves, your reminders move with it.

Follow

Every launch, as soon as it's announced.

Remind me before each launch

Reminders follow each launch when it moves. You can change this any time here or on the Notifications page.