UPCOMING LAUNCH
Electron The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) launch: date, time and live countdown
Rocket Lab launches The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) on Electron from Mahia, no earlier than Mon 2 Nov, 16:00 UTC.
orbitalradar.com/launch/electron-the-sea-god-surveys-iqps-launch-9·this address never changes when the date slips
MISSION MAP·PROJECTED PATH
WEBCAST USUALLY STARTS ~T-20 MIN
The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)Low Earth orbit
TO BE CONFIRMEDCREWED
Launch window 16:00 – 18:20 UTC
NET
Mon 2 Nov, 16:00 UTC
PAD
TBC
SITE
Mahia, New Zealand
Holds can take a minute or two to show here. The webcast is always the fastest source.
SCHEDULED
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LIFTOFF
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DATE CHANGES
- 30 OCT
First scheduled for Mon 2 Nov, 16:00 UTC.
- NOW
Now scheduled for Mon 2 Nov, 16:00 UTC. No slips so far.
MISSION
- VEHICLE
- Electron
- PROVIDER
- Rocket Lab
- PAD
- Mahia, New Zealand
- ORBIT
- Low Earth orbit
- MISSION
- Earth Science
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
FLIGHT PROFILE·PROJECTED
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MISSION LOG
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Questions
No earlier than Monday 2 November 2026 at 16:00 UTC, from Mahia, New Zealand. The countdown above updates automatically if the date moves.
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