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  "id": 2182199,
  "title": "Rocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/rocket-lab-launches-9th-satellite-for-iqps",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T16:38:31.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-launches-9th-satellite-for-iqps/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rocket Lab launched another satellite for Japanese radar-imaging company iQPS on Aug. 20. The post Rocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS appeared first on SpaceNews .",
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      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "Watch Rocket Lab launch a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/watch-rocket-lab-launch-a-private-japanese-earth-observing-satellite",
        "published": "2026-08-20T04:05:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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