LaunchesThe Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)
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The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)
Electron · Earth Science
Dec 15, 2023 · 04:05 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Rocket Lab · iQPS
- Rocket
- Electron
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2