Rocket Lab successfully launched its 69th Electron mission, named "The Harvest Goddess Thrives," on August 5, 2025, from Launch Complex 1 Pad B at Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand. The mission deployed the QPS-SAR-12 radar imaging satellite for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) into a 575-kilometer low Earth orbit. This launch marks the fifth mission under Rocket Lab's multi-launch contract with iQPS and the fourth Electron launch for the customer in 2025 alone. It was Rocket Lab's 11th launch of the year, maintaining a 100% mission success rate for 2025. The launch proceeded on the first attempt with favorable weather conditions and successful payload deployment confirmed shortly after liftoff. Separately, on August 8, 2025, China conducted a sea-based rocket launch near Rizhao, Shandong Province, deploying the Geely-04 satellite constellation into orbit using the Smart Dragon 3 Y6 rocket, marking a continued advancement in China's space capabilities.