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To Be Confirmed🇺🇸Rocket Lab
Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
T-minus
00Days
:00Hrs
:00Min
:00Sec
Monday, November 2, 2026
04:00:00 PM UTC05:00 AM GMT+13 local
2h 20m windowAccurate to the hour
Mission
T-Minus
—±hour
Probability
—weather window
Window
2h 20mlaunch window
Orbit
LEOLow Earth Orbit
Mission Type
Earth Science
Global # This Year
#255orbital attempts
Agency # This Year
#20Rocket
Vehicle
Launch Vehicle
Electron
Provider
Rocket LabCommercial
Success Rate
—
Total Launches
—all-time
Launch Site
Pad
Unknown PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Pad Launches
—from this pad
Site Launches
85from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Latitude
-39.2609°
Longitude
177.8658°
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Weather
Status
GOlaunch site · live
Temperature
10.8°C51°F · feels 7.8°C
Wind
11.9 km/h S7 mph · 182°
Cloud Cover
6%clear
Visibility
48.6 kmunrestricted
Humidity
66%nominal
Precipitation
0 mm27% chance
Pressure
1016 hPasurface
Daylight
Conditions
NighttimeRocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Sunrise
06:00 AM GMT+13local
Sunset
07:43 PM GMT+13local
Daylight
13h 44mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#255globally
Agency launches this year#20Rocket
Launches from this site85Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Mission Data
Launch VehicleElectron
Launch Provider🇺🇸 Rocket Lab
Provider TypeCommercial
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadUnknown Pad
Location🇳🇿 Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand NZL
Status Note
Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty.
Launch Site Weather
🌡Temperature
10.8°C51°F · feels 7.8°C
💨Wind
11.9 km/h S7 mph · 182°
🌧Precipitation
0 mm27% chance
💧Humidity
66%
👁Visibility
48.6 km
⬇Pressure
1016 hPa
☁Cloud Cover
6%Daylight · Nighttime
Sunrise06:00 AM GMT+13
Sunset07:43 PM GMT+13
14h 44m of daylight
Location
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch Site
-39.2609°N · 177.8658°E
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