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Rocket Lab signed a contract with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) for a dedicated launch of the QPS-SAR-5 satellite on an Electron rocket.
NASA awarded Rocket Lab a task order under the Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract for two Electron launches of PREFIRE Earth science cubesats in May 2024.
Rocket Lab scheduled the postponed Capella Space SAR launch for 2023-08-23 in a four-hour window that opens at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
iQPS originally had QPS-SAR-5 manifested on another launch vehicle but selected Rocket Lab to launch QPS-SAR-5 on a dedicated Electron mission to expedite deployment.
Rocket Lab reiterated a forecast of 15 Electron launches in the year and had completed seven launches at the time of the announcement.
QPS-SAR-5 will use Rocket Lab’s Mark II Motorized Lightband (MLB) as its separation system.
Rocket Lab won a contract on 2023-08-08 for five Electron launches of BlackSky’s Gen-3 imaging satellites starting in 2024.
Rocket Lab announced a contract on 2023-08-08 for HASTE, the suborbital version of Electron, for an undisclosed customer.
On 2023-08-17, Rocket Lab signed a deal to launch an Earth observation satellite on Electron for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS).
iQPS originally manifested QPS-SAR-5 on another launch vehicle before selecting Rocket Lab’s Electron.
QPS-SAR-5 will launch on a dedicated Electron mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.
QPS-SAR-5 will use Rocket Lab’s Mark II Motorized Lightband (MLB) as its separation system.
The two dedicated Electron missions will each deploy one small satellite to a 525 km circular orbit from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand beginning in May 2024.
PREFIRE was awarded to Rocket Lab through NASA’s Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) program, a $300,000,000 five-year contracting vehicle for placing NASA science and technology payloads on U.S. commercial launchers.
The upcoming PREFIRE launches will be the seventh and eighth missions Rocket Lab has launched for NASA since 2018.
Rocket Lab launched the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon using its Electron launch vehicle and Lunar Photon satellite bus.
Rocket Lab conducted back-to-back Electron launches in May 2023 to deploy the TROPICS satellites for NASA’s hurricane monitoring mission.
Rocket Lab USA signed a double-launch deal with NASA to deliver the PREFIRE mission to low Earth orbit in 2024.
The upcoming PREFIRE launches will be the seventh and eighth missions Rocket Lab has launched for NASA since 2018.
Rocket Lab previously launched NASA’s CAPSTONE mission using its Electron launch vehicle and Lunar Photon satellite bus.