Rocket Lab to launch Japanese radar satellite QPS-SAR-13 from New Zealand
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Mike Wall
Summary
Rocket Lab is set to launch the QPS-SAR-13 satellite for Japanese company iQPS from its New Zealand site. The mission, named "The Grain Goddess Provides," will deploy an Earth-observing radar satellite as part of iQPS's planned constellation. The launch is scheduled for June 30 at 9 p.m. EDT, with live coverage available via Space.com and Rocket Lab.
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Twitter / XRocket Lab to launch Japanese radar satellite QPS-SAR-13 from New Zealandspace.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledRocket Lab will launch a Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit tonight (June 30), and you can watch the action live.
An Electron rocket carrying the QPS-SAR-13 satellite is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site tonight at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT and 1 p.m. local New Zealand time on July 1).
Japan-based iQPS is building a constellation of 36
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