Mission record
Electron | The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Rocket Lab
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
New Zealand
Date
Fri, 15 Dec 2023 04:05:54 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6573 ever
Mission
QPS-SAR-5 is a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite that will join a constellation after QPS-SAR-6 already in orbit. iQPS’s satellites are small, high-performance SAR satellites that use a lightweight, large, stowable antenna to collect high resolution images of Earth, even through clouds and adverse weather conditions.