Rocket Lab Electron launches Japanese radar satellite QPS-SAR-19

Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle successfully orbited Japan's QPS-SAR-19 radar satellite on Saturday, expanding commercial small-sat launch cadence. The mission underscores growing demand for synthetic aperture radar Earth observation, but no technical or schedule details were disclosed.

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