2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 2025
  4. 2025-169
// orbital launch

QPS-SAR-12

Electron launch from Mahia (New Zealand) on August 5, 2025, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 5, 2025 · 04:10 UTCLaunch 2025-169Launch no. 7,025 in the log
RocketElectron
SpaceportMahiapad LC1B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRocket LabNew Zealand

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 5, 2025, 04:10
Launch designation
2025-169
Mission
QPS-SAR-12
Flight name
The Harvest Goddess..
Vehicle flight ID
69

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
222 km
Initial apogee
571 km
Inclination
42.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.120 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kushinada-I2025-169ANORAD 65116QPS Laboratories Co, Ltd.Radar imaging120 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.