Rocket Lab

iQPS Launch 12

TBD

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2028

StatusTBD

VehicleElectron

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadUnknown Pad

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Mission

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

Quick facts

VehicleElectron

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadUnknown Pad

SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

WindowSunday December 31 2028, 00:00:00 UTC→Sunday December 31 2028, 00:00:00 UTC

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Rocket Lab

iQPS Launch 12

TBD

Electron

T-minus to liftoff

-

00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

2028

StatusTBD

Scrub riskLOW

Go99%

VehicleElectron

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadUnknown Pad

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Unknown Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

-39.261, 177.866

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Mission

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go99%Wind3 m/sGusts10 m/sCloud53%Temp13°C

Limiting rule: No flight through any precipitation above ~8 kft until vehicle is past triboelectrification regime.

42% PoP at T-0, 100% high-altitude cloud · NWS forecast at 2026-10-18T23:00: 42% PoP

Quick facts

VehicleElectron

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadUnknown Pad

SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

WindowSunday December 31 2028, 00:00:00 UTC→Sunday December 31 2028, 00:00:00 UTC

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Unknown Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

-39.261, 177.866

Scrub riskLOW

Go99%

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go99%Wind3 m/sGusts10 m/sCloud53%Temp13°C

Limiting rule: No flight through any precipitation above ~8 kft until vehicle is past triboelectrification regime.

42% PoP at T-0, 100% high-altitude cloud · NWS forecast at 2026-10-18T23:00: 42% PoP