Electron | Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1)

Launch information

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Mission description

The first of five BlackSky Technology missions to deploy its new next-generation BlackSky Gen-3 satellites. The commercial constellation of Gen-3 satellites has the capability to produce imagery with 50-centimeter resolution and host multiple sensors, including in shortwave infrared (SWIR). The improved resolution and enhanced spectral diversity of the Gen-3 satellites will expand BlackSky's ability to provide real-time information to its customers.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1)’.

Launch image Electron | Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1)

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Feb. 18, 2025, 11:17 p.m.

Timezone: Pacific/Auckland

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1) (LEO)

Launcher

Rocket Lab

Rocket

Electron

Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Electron | Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1)’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
63027 GLOBAL-31 LEO 59.01 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Electron | Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6882

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Location Launch

#54

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Pad Launch

#26

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Agency Launch

#60

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Orbital Launch

#33

Year 2025

Location Launch

#2

Year 2025

Pad Launch

#1

Year 2025

Agency Launch

#2

Year 2025

Latest news about the launch

News about the space mission ‘Electron | Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1)’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.

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2 Launches In 4 Minutes; Rocket Lab and SpaceX Conduct Simultaneous Launches

2 Launches In 4 Minutes; Rocket Lab and SpaceX Conduct Simultaneous Launches

News about space launch Electron | Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1)
Rocket Lab to launch BlackSky Gen-3 satellite on 60th Electron flight

The mission, dubbed ‘Fasten Your Space Belts,’ will be Rocket Lab’s second launch of the year and its ninth launch supporting BlackSky as a customer. Liftoff from New Zealand is set for 12:15 p.m. NZDT on Feb. 19 (6:15 p.m. EST, 2315 UCT on Feb. 18).

News about space launch Electron | Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1)
Rocket Lab and SpaceX perform launches minutes apart

Rocket Lab launched the first new generation imaging satellite for BlackSky Feb. 18 at almost the same time SpaceX achieved a new Falcon 9 milestone. The post Rocket Lab and SpaceX perform launches minutes apart appeared first on SpaceNews.


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