Mission Status
Fasten Your Space Belts
Last Updated: 22 minutes ago
SUCCESS
Orbit Achieved
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1B
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Profile
Earth Science
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 11:17 PM UTC Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Source: RocketLabCorp
Mission State
Schedule
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Coverage
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Name Origin
AI
Pun on Bette Davis's iconic All About Eve (1950) line: "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night" — "seat" replaced by "Space."
"Fasten Your Space Belts"
Mission Overview
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.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Complex 1B
LC-1B · Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Earth Science
Mission architecture
Payload Mass
138 kg
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