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The Moon God Awakens

completedLaunch 2023-196
Launched 12/15/2023LEOService CSat LEO OO
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Tsukuyomi-I
active
Earth Observation
LEO
iQPS QPS-SAR
Launch Details
Launch Date
12/15/2023
Launch ID
2023-196
Launch Profile
Sat LEO OO
Service Type
C
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
Rocket Lab
Launch Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula (Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula)Mahia Peninsula, N Island
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
active 1
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 1
Track
Mentions
5
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Rocket Lab previously launched missions for iQPS including 'The Moon God Awakens' in December 2023 and four others in 2025.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Nov 4, 2025Rocket Lab ready to launch Japan’s “The Nation God Navigates” satellite

iQPS has already flown five missions with Rocket Lab: 'The Moon God Awakens' in December 2023, followed by 'The Lightning God Reigns,' 'The Sea God Sees,' 'The Mountain God Guards,' and 'The Harvest Goddess Thrives' throughout 2025.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 22, 2025Rocket Lab sets November launch for next iQPS Earth-imaging satellite

'The Moon God Awakens' was the previous mission for iQPS, launched in December 2023.

PlanGeneralValue 1.8Oct 21, 2025Rocket Lab’s next Electron Launch will be the 6th mission for iQPS

The mission, named The Moon God Awakens, launched from Pad B at Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 17:05 NZDT / 04:05 UTC on 2023-12-15.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Dec 18, 2023Rocket Lab Sets New Annual Launch Record with Successful Launch of SAR Satellite for iQPS

The mission named The Moon God Awakens is scheduled to launch from Pad B at Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand and will carry a single satellite for iQPS.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Dec 14, 2023UPDATE 2: Rocket Lab’s The Moon God Awakens launch goes extremely well…