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iQPS Launch 12
TBD
NET DECEMBER 2028
ROCKET LAB
Launch
Launch date
NET December 2028
Launch time
TBD
NET December 2028
Status
TBD
Probability
—
weather go
Window
Instantaneous
UTC
Launch provider
Rocket LabRocket
ElectronPad
Unknown PadLocation
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandMission type
Earth ScienceOrbit
Low Earth OrbitOrbital launch of the year
#51Rocket Lab launch of the year
#7Launch from this pad
#23Mission
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
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