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The launch date was Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM (UTC).

QPS-SAR-13 (Mikura-I)

Electron deployed iQPS's QPS-SAR-13 (MIKURA-I) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth-imaging satellite to a 575 km low Earth orbit, adding it to the QPS-SAR constellation. It was Rocket Lab's eighth QPS-SAR deployment for iQPS and its 92nd Electron mission.

Provider
Vehicle
Location
LC-1A
Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand
Launch Date
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Launch Time
9:18 AM (UTC)
Launch Time (Pad)
Result Success
COSPAR ID 2026-180

Previous Attempts

Jul 1, 2026 1:00 AM — Scrubbed

Part of a series of launches:

Contributions By:
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fcsobral(9.1K) 💎🔶📜
Hoppy(1.1K) 🌱📜

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