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Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)

Rocket Lab

Pad
Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Rocket
Electron

No earlier than Nov 2, 2026, 3:45 AM ET

Launch Library gives this time to the hour.

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STATUS

To Be Confirmed. Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty.

SCHEDULE HISTORY

Tracked since Sep 23. Launch Library has held some of these dates only roughly, so these changes are listed and not counted as moves.

  1. Sep 23First recorded: 2026 · TBD
  2. Oct 13Nov 4, 2026 · TBD
  3. Oct 23Nov 3, 2026 · TBD
  4. Oct 28Nov 2, 2026, 3:45 AM ET · TBC

MISSION

Mission
The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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

ROCKET AND PROVIDER

Rocket
Electron
Provider
Rocket Lab (commercial)
On SpaceDew
Rocket Lab
Window
Nov 2, 2026, 3:45 AM ET to Nov 2, 2026, 1:15 PM ET

LAUNCH SITE

Pad
Unknown Pad
Location
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Source: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), record updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:45 PM ET. Times are US Eastern. Every launch SpaceDew tracks

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