SuccessOrbital launch
Electron | The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
Launched Aug 20, 2026, 13:04 UTC
Launch Library gives this time to the second.
STATUS
Launch Successful. The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
MISSION
- Mission
- The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
- 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
LAUNCH SITE
- Pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
- Location
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Source: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), record updated Sep 13, 2026, 01:29 UTC. Times are UTC. Every launch SpaceDew tracks