Rocket Lab launches its eighth iQPS mission on Aug. 6, placing a Japanese Earth-observing, radar-imaging satellite into orbit. The launch occurs more than a month after the company’s prior attempt was aborted, according to SpaceNews. Space.com reports the mission takes place about five weeks later than the originally scheduled date. The iQPS satellite is designed for Earth observation, and the mission is conducted for Japan-based iQPS, a company that operates radar-imaging satellites used for monitoring and mapping. While both outlets describe the same launch event and the timing impact from earlier setbacks, the reports differ only in how they characterize the delay: Space.com frames it as a five-week postponement from the planned launch time, while SpaceNews notes the aborted earlier attempt and specifies that the successful launch follows more than a month later. Both sources agree on the date, the mission number (eighth iQPS satellite), and that Rocket Lab executes the launch successfully on Aug. 6.