{"id":826053,"date":"2025-03-14T22:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T02:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-61st-electron-mission-second-launch-for-iqps\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T22:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T02:18:04","slug":"rocket-lab-successfully-launches-61st-electron-mission-second-launch-for-iqps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-61st-electron-mission-second-launch-for-iqps\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 61st Electron Mission, Second Launch for iQPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\">\nRocket Lab Successfully Launches 61<sup>st<\/sup> Electron Mission, Second Launch for iQPS\n<\/p>\n<p>MAHIA, New Zealand&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nRocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (\u201cRocket Lab\u201d or \u201cthe Company\u201d), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its second mission for Japanese customer, the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS).\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"news-body-cta\">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250314452494\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250314452494\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\u2018The Lightning God Reigns\u2019 mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 1:00 p.m. NZDT (00:00 UTC) on March 15, 2025 to successfully deploy iQPS\u2019 QPS-SAR-9 spacecraft to a 575km circular Earth orbit. The mission follows Rocket Lab\u2019s first launch for the company in December 2023, when Electron deployed another QPS-SAR satellite as part of iQPS\u2019 newly established radar imaging constellation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThe Lightning God Reigns\u201d is the first of eight new launches for iQPS that are scheduled to launch throughout 2025 and 2026 as part of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rocketlabusa.com%2Fupdates%2Frocket-lab-signs-second-multi-launch-deal-secures-eight-electron-missions-with-iqps%2F&amp;esheet=54224480&amp;newsitemid=20250314452494&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=one+of+the+largest+Electron+launch+agreements+to+date&amp;index=1&amp;md5=25b77586f6c2a1b079a9e714c61cf791\">one of the largest Electron launch agreements to date<\/a>. Five more launches are expected to take place in 2025, with the remaining two scheduled for 2026. Rocket Lab\u2019s next mission for iQPS is scheduled to launch no earlier than May 2025.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEach mission has been commissioned to build out iQPS\u2019 planned constellation of up to 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. The constellation is capable of imaging the Earth day and night and through any weather, to provide near real-time observation data for almost any location in the world.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nRocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, says: \u201cCongratulations to the Rocket Lab and iQPS teams on yet another successful mission together. Every Electron launch in 2025 so far has been to expand a satellite constellation and with this latest mission success, you can see why. Electron provides our customers with total flexibility and control over their schedule, orbit, and other critical mission elements to create their constellation exactly as they need it. We\u2019re looking forward to continuing our constellation build out for iQPS this year and next.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\niQPS CEO, Dr. Shunsuke Onishi, says: \u201cI sincerely appreciate the dedication and hard work of the teams at iQPS and Rocket Lab in making this launch mission a success, and I am truly impressed by the short timeline from QPS-SAR-9\u2019s departure from Fukuoka, Japan, through its journey via Mahia Peninsula, to its successful deployment into LEO. As we prepare for the launch of seven more QPS-SARs between this year and next year, I am reassured by the reliability and efficiency of Electron in executing missions like this one.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nRocket Lab\u2019s next mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in just three days\u2019 time on March 18, 2025 NZDT.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFull details are available here: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rocketlabusa.com%2Fmissions%2Fnext-mission%2F&amp;esheet=54224480&amp;newsitemid=20250314452494&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rocketlabusa.com%2Fmissions%2Fnext-mission%2F&amp;index=2&amp;md5=9d68aa778abf040b4b98862c5c44a306\">https:\/\/www.rocketlabusa.com\/missions\/next-mission\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Launch images:<\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Frocketlab%2Falbums%2F72177720324421002&amp;esheet=54224480&amp;newsitemid=20250314452494&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Flight+61+%7C+The+Lightning+God+Reigns+%7C+Flickr&amp;index=3&amp;md5=2593497de6a5590e5accb6ae0eee37ac\">Flight 61 | The Lightning God Reigns | Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Launch webcast<\/b>: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dk-cuTDrVCmQ&amp;esheet=54224480&amp;newsitemid=20250314452494&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Rocket+Lab+-+%27The+Lightning+God+Reigns%27+Launch+-+YouTube&amp;index=4&amp;md5=1a6dcafb9a6c7e2527fe360bb5215b6c\">Rocket Lab &#8211; &#8216;The Lightning God Reigns&#8217; Launch &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About Rocket Lab<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nFounded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable launch services, satellite manufacture, spacecraft components, and on-orbit management solutions that make it faster, easier, and more affordable to access space. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron small orbital launch vehicle, a family of flight-proven spacecraft, and the Company is developing the large Neutron launch vehicle for constellation deployment. Since its first orbital launch in January 2018, Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron launch vehicle has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered more than 200 satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. Rocket Lab\u2019s Photon spacecraft platform has been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as the first private commercial mission to Venus. Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand and a third launch pad in Virginia. To learn more, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rocketlabusa.com%2F&amp;esheet=54224480&amp;newsitemid=20250314452494&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.rocketlabusa.com&amp;index=5&amp;md5=b4ae6852bf8e0383babd2bf7c8244a28\">www.rocketlabusa.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Forward Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20250314452494r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250314452494\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250314452494\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rocket Lab Media Contact<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Murielle Baker<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:media@rocketlabusa.com\">media@rocketlabusa.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Australia\/Oceania United States Japan New Zealand North America Asia Pacific California<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Technology Research Public Relations\/Investor Relations Satellite Aerospace Communications Manufacturing Other Science Science<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20250314452494\/en\/1417605\/3\/Rocket_Lab_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 61st Electron Mission, Second Launch for iQPS MAHIA, New Zealand&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (\u201cRocket Lab\u201d or \u201cthe Company\u201d), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its second mission for Japanese customer, the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250314452494\/en\/ \u2018The Lightning God Reigns\u2019 mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 1:00 p.m. NZDT (00:00 UTC) on March 15, 2025 to successfully deploy iQPS\u2019 QPS-SAR-9 spacecraft to a 575km circular Earth orbit. The mission follows Rocket Lab\u2019s first launch for the company in December 2023, when Electron deployed another QPS-SAR &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-61st-electron-mission-second-launch-for-iqps\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 61st Electron Mission, Second Launch for iQPS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-826053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 61st Electron Mission, Second Launch for iQPS - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-61st-electron-mission-second-launch-for-iqps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 61st Electron Mission, Second Launch for iQPS - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 61st Electron Mission, Second Launch for iQPS MAHIA, New Zealand&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Rocket Lab USA, Inc. 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