Electron | The Mountain God Guards (iQPS Launch 3)
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.
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Mission Profile
The Mountain God Guards (iQPS Launch 3) was a Electron mission operated by Rocket Lab that lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on June 11, 2025. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.