Electron launches 93rd mission, deploying an iQPS radar satellite

Rocket Lab's Electron launched its 93rd mission from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on August 21, 2026 local time, deploying an iQPS QPS-SAR radar satellite into a 575 km low Earth orbit. It was the 14th Electron launch of 2026 and the ninth QPS-SAR deployment, with all nine successful. Nine more dedicated iQPS launches are booked on Electron.

• 93rd Electron mission and 14th Electron launch of 2026
• Satellite: iQPS QPS-SAR radar, deployed to 575 km low Earth orbit
• Ninth QPS-SAR deployment; all nine have succeeded
• Nine more dedicated iQPS launches booked on Electron