Electron • ‘The Mountain God Guards’

June 5, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the latest synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite for Japan-based company, the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). The QPS-SAR-11 satellite will head into a circular, low Earth orbit at 575 km in altitude. This was the fourth Electron launch in support of iQPS’ constellation. Delayed from June 10/11 due to weather.