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Rocket Lab Sets Launch for Japan's QPS-SAR-14 Satellite

10/22/2025

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Rocket Lab announced a launch window for a mission with Japan's Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) to deploy the QPS-SAR-14 satellite into a 575-kilometer orbit on November 5, 2025.
The mission is titled The Nation God Navigates.
This marks the sixth Rocket Lab–iQPS collaboration, with at least six more launches planned through 2026.
The QPS-SAR-14 satellite will deliver high-resolution synthetic aperture radar imagery for Earth monitoring.

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Rocket Lab announced a launch window for a mission with Japan's Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) to deploy the QPS-SAR-14 satellite into a 575-kilometer orbit on November 5, 2025.
The mission is titled The Nation God Navigates.
This marks the sixth Rocket Lab–iQPS collaboration, with at least six more launches planned through 2026.
The QPS-SAR-14 satellite will deliver high-resolution synthetic aperture radar imagery for Earth monitoring.