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ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems,

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today announced it has signed one of its largest Electron launch agreements to date in a second multi-launch deal with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.
This newly-signed deal follows an earlier multi-launch contract signed with iQPS in 2024 and brings the total number of booked dedicated Electron launches for iQPS to eight. Across both bulk orders, six missions are scheduled for launch in 2025 and two in 2026. These follow on from Rocket Lab's first launch for iQPS in December 2023, which successfully deployed the QPS-SAR-5 satellite "TSUKUYOMI-I" to orbit. The new deal is one of the largest Electron launch agreements to date, second only to Rocket Lab's ten launch deal with another Japanese constellation operator, Synspective, signed last year.
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iQPS CEO, Dr. Shunsuke Onishi, says: "We are delighted and grateful to announce an additional launch contract for four more satellite on Electron, following our previous announcement. Electron's high launch frequency and reliability make it an ideal choice for our mission, and securing this opportunity at such an early stage is truly exciting. This contract brings us one step closer to building our satellite constellation over the next two years, and we remain fully committed to making this vision a reality."

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The next Electron mission for iQPS is scheduled to launch as soon as March 2025. Full details about the launch will be made available closer to launch day.

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The Lightning God Reigns

Next Launch
Mission Name: The Lightning God Reigns
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: NET March 10, 2025
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: NET 00:00 UTC
Payload: QPS-SAR-9

Mission Overview
"The Lightning God Reigns" will launch from Rocket Lab's private orbital launch site, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on March 10th UTC. 
The mission will launch a single synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite to a 575km circular Earth orbit for iQPS called QPS-SAR-9 (nicknamed "SUSANOO-I"). The spacecraft will join iQPS' growing Earth-imaging constellation that delivers high-resolution monitoring from specific locations every 10 minutes. 
'The Lightning God Reigns' is the first of eight upcoming launches for iQPS across 2025 and 2026 to build out iQPS's constellation, and follows the Company's earlier successful mission for iQPS launched in December 2023. Each upcoming mission includes a Rocket Lab Motorized Lightband, used to separate and deploy the satellite from Electron once in space.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Launch Complex 1 is lined up with Electrons ready for lift-off.
First up: 'The Lightning God Reigns', our first of multiple dedicated launches for @QPS_Inc.

'The Lightning God Reigns' is scheduled for launch no earlier than March 10th, 2025.
 NZT  NET 1:00 PM, March 10
 UTC  NET 00:00, March 10
 EDT  NET 8:00 PM, March 9
 PDT  NET 5:00 PM, March 9
Mission info: https://rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission
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ЦитироватьMark II Motorized Lightband (MLB) — оригинальная моторизованная система разделения транспортных средств.

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ЦитироватьLukas C. H.  @GewoonLukas_
Rocket Lab's next launch will be the first of 8 recently contracted missions with iQPS! Of those 8, 6 are set to launch this year. Named "The Lightning God Reigns", this 1st mission will carry the QPS-SAR-9 satellite named "SUSANOO-I". Launch is set for NET March 10 at 00:00 UTC.
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ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Encapsulated and ready for launch.
The QPS-SAR-9 satellite for @QPS_Inc has been attached to Electron and is now safely housed inside the rocket's nosecone.
Four days to the opening of the launch window for 'The Lightning God Reigns' on March 10th UTC.
Mission info: https://rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/
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ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Launch update: At our customer's request, we're allowing a couple of extra days for spacecraft readiness checks by
@QPS_inc before launch of our next mission. 'The Lightning God Reigns' launch window will now open NET March 15th UTC.
That's the beauty of dedicated launch on Electron: flexibility and control for our customers to launch when they're ready.
Mission info: https://rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
The launch countdown is on and we're ready for the Lighting God to reign on our next mission for @QPS_Inc.
Electron has been rolled out to the pad for its 61st launch (and our first of 2 launches in 3 days from Launch Complex 1!)
"The Lightning God Reigns" launch window opens:
NZT | 1:00 - 3:00 PM, March 15
UTC | 00:00 - 02:00, March 15
JST | 9:00 - 11:00 AM, March 15
EDT | 8:00 - 10:00  PM, March 14
PDT | 5:00 – 7:00 PM, March 14

Mission info: https://bit.ly/3xAxsql
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Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-cuTDrVCmQ
Rocket Lab - 'The Lightning God Reigns' Launch
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ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Electron is vertical on the pad for launch day of our 61st Electron launch, a dedicated mission for @QPS_Inc
Less than six hours until the Lightning God ascends from LC 1 – Pad B to reign over its orbit.
Launch window opens:
NZDT  1:00 p.m.
UTC  00:00
JST  9:00 a.m.
EDT  8:00 p.m.
PDT  5:00 p.m.

Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6vKsukisPk 1:35
Electron launches QPS-SAR-9 "SUSANOO-I"
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Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle launched "The Lightning God Reigns" mission, iQPS's QPS-SAR-9 satellite named "SUSANOO-I", from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 15 March 2025, at 00:00 UTC (13:00 NZDT).
Credit: Rocket Lab

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Mission success for our 61st Electron launch! Welcome to orbit QPS-SAR-9.
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Цитировать2025-050A    63205   QPS-SAR-9    96.13   42.00   574   572   0.0000800
2025-050B    63206   ELECTRON R/B   92.68   42.00   573   239   0.0246400
2025-050C    63207   ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B   96.12   42.00   574   571   0.0002100