Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite from New Zealand tonight
30-06-2026 23:01 via space.com

Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite from New Zealand tonight

Rocket Lab will launch a Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit tonight (June 30), and you can watch the action live.An Electron rocket carrying the QPS-SAR-13 satellite is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site tonight at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT and 1 p.m. local New Zealand time on July 1).You can watch the launch live via Rocket Lab, with coverage beginning about 30 minutes before liftoff. Space.com will carry the stream as well, if the company makes it available.Japa
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