Mission record
Electron | The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
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
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:04:45 GMT
Orbital launch #
#7496 ever
Go probability
80%
Mission
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.