{"id":852065,"date":"2025-05-17T05:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-third-mission-for-iqps-in-multi-launch-contract-sets-schedule-for-the-next-iqps-mission\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T05:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:46:07","slug":"rocket-lab-successfully-launches-third-mission-for-iqps-in-multi-launch-contract-sets-schedule-for-the-next-iqps-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-third-mission-for-iqps-in-multi-launch-contract-sets-schedule-for-the-next-iqps-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract, Sets Schedule For the Next iQPS Mission"},"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 Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract, Sets Schedule For the Next iQPS Mission\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 third mission for Japanese customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u2018The Sea God Sees\u2019 mission successfully launched on Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 8:17 p.m. NZT on May 17th, 2025. The mission carried iQPS\u2019 QPS-SAR-10, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth-imaging satellite, to a 575km low Earth orbit, where it was deployed as part of iQPS\u2019 growing constellation. The mission was launched just weeks\u2019 after <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rocketlabusa.com%2Fmissions%2Fmissions-launched%2Fthe-lightning-god-reigns%2F&amp;esheet=54256414&amp;newsitemid=20250517892653&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Rocket+Lab%26%238217%3Bs+previous+launch+for+iQPS+was+deployed+on+March+15%2C+2025&amp;index=1&amp;md5=c648766769ffc9919e8264cd9ccfed1e\">Rocket Lab\u2019s previous launch for iQPS was deployed on March 15, 2025<\/a> \u2013 demonstrating frequent, reliable, and dedicated small orbital launch for satellite operators with 100% mission success in 2025.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nToday\u2019s mission was the third overall launch for iQPS and the second in a multi-launch contract to launch eight missions for the company in 2025 and 2026. Four more launches are scheduled for launch this year, with the remaining two scheduled for 2026. Rocket Lab\u2019s next mission for iQPS is scheduled to launch in less than a month\u2019s time, from no earlier than June 2025.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nRocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, says: \u201cAnother fantastic launch by the Electron team to flawlessly deliver another iQPS mission to orbit. Constellation deployment requires a reliable rocket with pinpoint orbital deployment accuracy that allows for the seamless integration of the latest spacecraft to the constellation \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly the service Electron continues to provide as the global leading launcher for small satellite missions. With another mission lined up with iQPS in just a few short weeks, we\u2019re looking forward to supporting their constellation with multiple missions this year and next.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\niQPS CEO, Dr. Shunsuke Onishi, says: \u201cWe are truly delighted to have successfully launched our 10th satellite, \u201cWADATSUMI-I,\u201d into orbit just two months after the launch of our QPS-SAR-9 \u201cSUSANOO-I.\u201d This achievement is a remarkable milestone to the outstanding technical capabilities of our development team, and we are deeply grateful to Rocket Lab team for enabling such a precise and agile launch. With more Electron launches ahead, we\u2019re more committed than ever to accelerating the buildout of our satellite constellation, and we look forward to continuing this powerful partnership.\u201d\n<\/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%2F72177720326183963&amp;esheet=54256414&amp;newsitemid=20250517892653&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Frocketlab%2Falbums%2F72177720326183963&amp;index=2&amp;md5=b284c53d85dd8dd60fe3a14aec9b5cb1\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rocketlab\/albums\/72177720326183963<\/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%3D5ikgtJOeDW4&amp;esheet=54256414&amp;newsitemid=20250517892653&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5ikgtJOeDW4&amp;index=3&amp;md5=6b24a2fc0387ae7bc0deebbc29d1359a\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5ikgtJOeDW4<\/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=54256414&amp;newsitemid=20250517892653&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.rocketlabusa.com&amp;index=4&amp;md5=148ade18f233a1a5895c0ed583cd0698\">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. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the \u201cSecurities Act\u201d) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the \u201cExchange Act\u201d). All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding our launch and space systems operations, launch schedule and window, safe and repeatable access to space, Neutron development, operational expansion and business strategy are forward-looking statements. 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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=20250517892653r1&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\/20250517892653\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250517892653\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rocket Lab Media Contact<br \/>\n<br \/><\/b>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 Aerospace Manufacturing Satellite<\/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\/20250517892653\/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 Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract, Sets Schedule For the Next iQPS Mission 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 third mission for Japanese customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). \u2018The Sea God Sees\u2019 mission successfully launched on Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 8:17 p.m. NZT on May 17th, 2025. The mission carried iQPS\u2019 QPS-SAR-10, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth-imaging satellite, to a 575km low Earth orbit, where it was deployed as part of iQPS\u2019 growing constellation. The mission was launched just weeks\u2019 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-third-mission-for-iqps-in-multi-launch-contract-sets-schedule-for-the-next-iqps-mission\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract, Sets Schedule For the Next iQPS Mission&#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-852065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract, Sets Schedule For the Next iQPS Mission - 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-third-mission-for-iqps-in-multi-launch-contract-sets-schedule-for-the-next-iqps-mission\/\" \/>\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 Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract, Sets Schedule For the Next iQPS Mission - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract, Sets Schedule For the Next iQPS Mission MAHIA, New Zealand&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Rocket Lab USA, Inc. 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