Next on the pad 🚀 Electron is ready to launch its 66th mission in just seven days’ time for @QPS_Inc. ‘The Mountain God Guards’ is our latest dedicated launch to deploy the latest QPS-SAR imaging satellite for iQPS’ Earth monitoring constellation.Launch window opens June 10. More info: https://bit.ly/4mJgtHq
Next LaunchMission Name: The Mountain God GuardsRocket: ElectronLaunch Date: NET June 10, 2025Launch Site: Launch Complex 1Launch Time: NET 15:45 UTCPayload: QPS-SAR-11
‘The Mountain God Guards’ is the fourth launch on Electron for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.The mission will launch a single synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite called QPS-SAR-11 (nicknamed YAMATSUMI-I for the Japanese god of mountains) to a 575km circular Earth orbit, from where the satellite will join the rest of the iQPS constellation in providing high resolution images and Earth monitoring services globally. Overall, Rocket Lab has deployed three Electron missions for iQPS with 100% mission success: ‘The Lightning God Reigns’ and ‘The Sea God Sees’, were successfully deployed to space by Electron earlier this year as the first two missions of an eight-launch contract across 2025 and 2026 for iQPS; while a third launch, ‘The Moon God Awakens,’ was successfully launched in December 2023.'The Mountain God Guards' will be Rocket Lab’s eighth mission of 2025, its 66th Electron launch overall, and will bring the total number of satellites delivered to space by Electron to 227.
052223Z JUN 25HYDROPAC 1459/25(76).WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.NEW ZEALAND.DNC 06.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 0945Z TO 1715Z DAILY 10 THRU 19 JUN IN AREA BOUND BY 39-12.00S 177-49.00E, 39-12.00S 177-57.00E, 39-24.00S 179-00.00E, 39-36.00S 178-54.00E, 39-36.00S 178-06.00E, 39-24.00S 177-39.00E.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 191815Z JUN 25.
052229Z JUN 25HYDROPAC 1460/25(76,83).SOUTH PACIFIC.DNC 06.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 0945Z TO 1715Z DAILY 10 THRU 19 JUN IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 39-34.80S 176-45.60W, 40-54.00S 169-42.00W, 42-18.00S 170-00.00W, 40-54.00S 177-18.00W. B. 40-54.00S 163-00.00W, 41-12.00S 153-54.00W, 43-06.00S 153-54.00W, 42-48.00S 163-18.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 191815Z JUN 25.
Rocket Lab@RocketLab✅ Another wet dress rehearsal complete for our next Electron launch.Due to weather, we’re now targeting lift-off for June 11 UTC/June 12 NZT.⏰ Launch timing: NET 15:15 UTC/03:15 NZT🚀Mission: ‘The Mountain God Guards’🎯Customer: iQPS🛰️Payload: QPS-SAR-11📍Launch Site: LC-1
Less than T-6.5 hours until our 66th Electron rocket will be on its way to space with the latest satellite to add to @QPS_Inc’s constellation.Lift-off currently scheduled for: 🚀 June 12, 3:31 a.m. NZT 🚀 June 11, 15:31 UTC 🚀 June 11, 11:31 a.m. EDT 🚀 June 11, 8:31 a.m. PDT
They had audio of the second stage this time. Wasn't expecting to hear the Rutherford spool up and ignite.
For the first time in history, you can hear what a 2nd stage sounds like with our new live audio from space. We use structure born vibe to recreate audio. Listen for stage sep, electric pumps spool up and ignition. Pretty cool!
Another day, another QPS-SAR satellite deployed to space by Electron 🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️‘The Mountain God Guards’ was the 4th of 8 missions launching on Electron to build the @QPS_Inc Earth-imaging constellation. Each satellite is deployed with our Motorized Lightband separation system with a flight heritage of 100% mission success.Our next mission (and next God) for iQPS launching soon 👀
