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Rocket Lab Prepares to Launch iQPS Mission

Latest Electron Mission Will Deliver a Japanese EO Satellite to Orbit

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Tom Patton
Dec 14, 2023
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The 42nd Electron mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than December 15, 2023, between 17:00 – 19:00 NZDT / 04:00 – 06:00 UTC (11:00 pm EST Dec 14). The mission, named “The Moon God Awakens,” will lift off from Pad B at Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand carrying a single satellite for Japan-based Earth imaging company the Institute for Q…

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