Rocket Lab launched a synthetic aperture radar satellite, known as QPS-SAR-12, on Tuesday morning for Japan's IQS as part of a mission to build a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit.
The Harvest Goddess Thrives mission launched from Rocket Lab's Launch Pad 1 in New Zealand at 12:10 p.m. ET.
The satellite successfully entered a circular orbit 357 miles above Earth about 54 minutes later, Rocket Lab reported on Channel X.
“Each Electron launch demonstrates the precision with which we deliver payloads to our customers, which is especially important as we scale satellite constellations,” said Rocket Lab founder and CEO Sir Peter Beck in a press release. “Today’s fifth and flawless iQPS deployment once again highlights the reliability of Electron and continues to validate that consistent, personalized access to space for our customers is a reality for Electron.”
“The data collected by the QPS-SAR satellite constellation has the potential to revolutionize industries and change the future,” Rocket Lab said in a press release about the mission.
Thrvies Harvest Goddess is Rocket Lab's 11th Electron mission this year and 69th launch overall.
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