Launch success with satellite in contact.
Rocket Lab / MISSION BRIEFING
The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7)
Electron · Earth Science
Success
LAUNCH TIMEMISSION COMPLETETiming is subject to mission updates
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Mission overview
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
- Mission
- The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7)
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Provider
- Rocket Lab
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
Startup
09:16 UTCThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
SCHEDULED
Ignition
09:17 UTCStart of the engine ignition sequence
SCHEDULED
Liftoff
09:18 UTCFirst upwards movement of the rocket
SCHEDULED
Supersonic
09:18 UTCVehicle is supersonic
SCHEDULED
Max-Q
09:19 UTCMaximum dynamic pressure
SCHEDULED
MECO
09:20 UTCCut-off of the main engine
SCHEDULED
Stage 2 Separation
09:20 UTCSeparation of the second stage from the first
SCHEDULED
SES
09:20 UTCStart of the second engine
SCHEDULED
Fairing Separation
09:21 UTCSeparation of the payload fairing
SCHEDULED
Battery Hotswap
09:24 UTCElectron Second stages switches to a new set of batteries and jettisons the depleted ones.
SCHEDULED
SECO
09:27 UTCCut-off of the second engine
SCHEDULED
Kick Stage Separation
09:27 UTCSeparation of the kick stage from the previous stage
SCHEDULED
Kick Stage Ignition
10:04 UTCStart of the kick stage engine
SCHEDULED
Kick Stage Cut-off
10:07 UTCCut-off of the kick stage engine
SCHEDULED
Payload Separation
10:08 UTCFinal deployment of the payload from the rocket
SCHEDULED
Mission intelligence
Explore connectionsMission activity
Listening for verified changes
Activity appears when ORBITAL observes a change between source records. No historical events are invented.
Read source update
Spacecraft separation.
Liftoff.
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
Updated T-0 to 09:18 UTC
Rescheduled for August 6.
Scrubbed for the day.
Abort at ignition.
New T-0.
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
Updated launch pad (per video).
New T-0.
Launch delayed due to weather at the launch site.
GO for launch.
Delayed to June.
NET May 2026.
Added launch.
Schedule history
No changes recorded
Changes are recorded when ORBITAL retrieves data. The detection time may differ from the time the source changed its information.
Rocket
ElectronRocket Lab · United StatesElectron 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.
Payload
The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7)
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Classification
- LEO
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
- Latitude
- -39.26283°
- Longitude
- 177.86447°
- Country
- New Zealand
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
Live & mission coverage
Official mission broadcast. Stream availability is controlled by the provider.
Sources
Source links and confidence are preserved with each mission. Official updates take priority when verified.
Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 23:13 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
i-qps.net · Updated Sep 12, 2026 23:13 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.youtube.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 23:13 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 23:13 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 23:13 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 23:13 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.youtube.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 23:13 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 23:13 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 12, 2026 23:13 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.