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Rocket Lab books third iQPS deal, hits 18 Electron bookings
Japan's iQPS signed its third multi-launch deal with Rocket Lab in under a year on July 30, 2026, booking three more dedicated Electron missions, each deploying a QPS-SAR synthetic-aperture-radar satellite to a 575 km orbit from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand starting in late 2027. The deal lifts iQPS's total Electron bookings to 18 and helped Rocket Lab shares rally roughly 10% intraday.
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