The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
Rocket Lab · Electron
Success
TBD
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Launch Details
Launch Date
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Agency
Rocket LabRocket
Electron
Launch Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Probability
80%
Launch date history
No date changes since Orbit started tracking this launch on 27 Sep 2026.
Mission Progress
Current Stage
Orbit Insertion
Payload deployed to target orbit — primary mission success
9 of 9 stages complete
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- Announced
Mission confirmed and added to the launch manifest
- Vehicle Integration
Rocket assembled and transported to the launch pad
- Pre-Launch Checks
Fuelling, systems checks, and final go/no-go polling
- Launch Window Open
Countdown active — T-0 within the launch window
- Liftoff
Main engines ignite and the vehicle clears the tower
- Max-Q
Maximum aerodynamic pressure on the vehicle
- MECO / Stage Separation
Main engine cutoff and first stage separates
- Second Stage Ignition
Upper stage engine ignites to continue to orbit
- Orbit Insertion
Payload deployed to target orbit — primary mission success
Launch Provider
Rocket Lab
CommercialRLRocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.
Founded2006
Total launches97
CountryUSA
Rocket & Vehicle
Electron
Launch Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Lat -39.263
Lng 177.864
Launches from pad41
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