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The Lightning God Reigns Patch

Rocket Lab · Electron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Rocket Lab's 61st launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 6,900th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--March 15, 2025 · 00:00 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Mar 15, 00:00 – Mar 15, 02:00 UTC

Flight preview

The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1)

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Flight timeline

  1. T−2MStartup
  2. T−2SIgnition
  3. P0DLiftoff
  4. T+56SSupersonic
  5. T+1M7SMax-Q
  6. T+2M33SMECO
  7. T+2M36SStage 2 Separation
  8. T+2M40SSES
  9. T+3M25SFairing Separation
  10. T+6M31SBattery Hotswap
  11. T+9M6SSECO
  12. T+9M10SKick Stage Separation
  13. T+51M20SKick Stage Ignition
  14. T+54M48SKick Stage Cut-off
  15. T+55M39SPayload Separation

Updates

  • Launch success; satellite in contact.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2025 · source

  • Spacecraft separation.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2025 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2025 · source

  • Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started

    LL2 · 3/14/2025 · source

  • Delayed to March 15 UTC

    Nosu · 3/9/2025 · source

  • Adding launch window and mission name, updating pad

    Nosu · 3/3/2025 · source

  • NET March.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/27/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/5/2025 · source

Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Local pad time: Mar 15, 1:00 PM GMT+13

37 launches from this pad · 78 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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