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Rocket LabElectronUnknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)
Launch window
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.November 4, 2026Add to calendar
Summary
Rocket Lab’s Electron is set to launch The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9), a synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese company iQPS. The mission’s status remains to be determined, with a placeholder date of November 4, 2026.
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for iQPS
- Milestone
- Planned as the 99th Electron flight · 20th this yearRocket Lab's 99th launch20th this yearhumanity's 7,429th orbital launch attempt256th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
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About this launch
The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) is expected to launch on a Rocket Lab Electron from Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on November 4, 2026. It is Rocket Lab's 99th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 7,429th orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 99th Electron flight and the 20th this year. The payload is bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Pad
Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Planned as the 2nd launch from Unknown Pad, 2nd this year · 86th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
0 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Updates
NET November 4.
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Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2025 · source
Questions
When does The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) launch?
The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) is scheduled on November 4, 2026.
Where can I watch The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where is The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) launching from?
Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
What orbit is The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.