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The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)
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Rocket Lab

The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)

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Electron
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Friday December 15 2023, 04:05:54 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleElectron
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
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Mission

QPS-SAR-5 is a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite that will join a constellation after QPS-SAR-6 already in orbit. iQPS’s satellites are small, high-performance SAR satellites that use a lightweight, large, stowable antenna to collect high resolution images of Earth, even through clouds and adverse weather conditions.

Quick facts

VehicleElectron
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
WindowFriday December 15 2023, 04:00:00 UTC→Friday December 15 2023, 06:00:00 UTC
Launch CodexDossier

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Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · New42
expended1st flight
Flights1
Landings—
Fastest turn—
Expended — no recovery planned

Booster used for the "The Moon God Awakens" mission.

Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
-39.263, 177.864
Scrub riskLOW
Go99%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go99%Wind3 m/sGusts6 m/sCloud99%Temp11°C