The Wisdom God Guides (iQPS Launch 6)
Electron, Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch time
T-0
Sun 21 Dec, 07:36 CET
06:36 UTC
The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.
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Launch probability 85%
Launch record updated by LL2
Feed checkedMission
The Wisdom God Guides (iQPS Launch 6) on Electron. Sun 21 Dec 2025, 06:36 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B. Source: Launch Library 2.
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Rocket file imagery
File imagery: Virginia is for Launch Lovers, 24 January 2023. Electron lifting off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Wallops.
Credit: NASA/Danielle Johnson · Public domain (NASA) · SourceMission patches
- The Wisdom God Guides Patch
Patch artwork is not shown because its image licence is unconfirmed.
Launch timeline
Times are relative to liftoff.
- T-2 min
Startup
The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
- T-2 s
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
- T-0
Liftoff
First upwards movement of the rocket
- T+57 s
Supersonic
Vehicle is supersonic
- T+1 min 8 s
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
- T+2 min 31 s
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
- T+2 min 34 s
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
- T+2 min 37 s
SES
Start of the second engine
- T+3 min 31 s
Fairing Separation
Separation of the payload fairing
- T+6 min 30 s
Battery Hotswap
Electron Second stages switches to a new set of batteries and jettisons the depleted ones.
- T+9 min 5 s
SECO
Cut-off of the second engine
- T+9 min 9 s
Kick Stage Separation
Separation of the kick stage from the previous stage
- T+46 min 36 s
Kick Stage Ignition
Start of the kick stage engine
- T+49 min 27 s
Kick Stage Cut-off
Cut-off of the kick stage engine
- T+50 min 17 s
Payload Separation
Final deployment of the payload from the rocket
Slip history
Changes recorded by Space Right Now
No changes since we started tracking on .
Source updates from Launch Library 2 (11)
Announcements supplied by LL2 may predate our tracking. They are separate from changes observed by Space Right Now.
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Satellite in contact.
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Spacecraft separation.
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Liftoff.
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Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
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Updated launch weather, 85% GO.
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New T-0.
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Tweaked T-0.
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GO for launch.
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NET December 21 - payload identity to be confirmed (see https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=64069.msg2744639#msg2744639 for details)
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NET 2026.
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Added launch.
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Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand (NZ)
Coordinates: -39.262833, 177.864469
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