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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1)
Launched
March 15, 2025 · 00:00 UTC
Summary
The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on March 15, 2025 at 00:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:00 to 02:00 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 61st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,900th orbital launch attempt. It was the 61st Electron flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Susanoo-I, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 580 × 581 km orbit inclined 42.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for iQPS
- Milestone
- 61st Electron flight · 3rd this yearRocket Lab's 61st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,900th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Susanoo-I · NORAD 63205 · 2025-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- QPS-SAR-9
- Object ID
- 2025-050A
- Epoch
- 2025-03-15 00:55:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.98020944 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00008
- Inclination
- 42°
- Ascending node
- 107.1255°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.1°
- Mean anomaly
- 160.7°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−2MStartup
- T−2SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+56SSupersonic
- T+1M7SMax-Q
- T+2M33SMECO
- T+2M36SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M40SSES
- T+3M25SFairing Separation
- T+6M31SBattery Hotswap
- T+9M6SSECO
- T+9M10SKick Stage Separation
- T+51M20SKick Stage Ignition
- T+54M48SKick Stage Cut-off
- T+55M39SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- Susanoo-I · NORAD 63205 · in orbit
Electron 61 Stage 2 · re-entered April 9, 2025
Electron 61 Kick Stage · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
27th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 2nd this year · 55th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 15, 1:00 PM GMT+13, in daylight
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success; satellite in contact.
Show 7 earlier updates
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
Questions
When did The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1) launch?
The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1) launched on March 15, 2025 at 00:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:00 to 02:00 UTC.
Where can I watch The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'The Lightning God Reigns' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Mar 15, 1:00 PM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
What orbit did The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1) reach?
Susanoo-I, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 580 × 581 km orbit inclined 42.0°.
How many satellites did The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).