Electron | Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1)
Rocket Lab·Electron·Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
LEOEarth Science
Launch time: February 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM UTC
Your local time: 18 Feb 2025, 23:17 UTC
✓ SuccessFeb 18, 2025
About this mission
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.
Mission Timeline
Events will appear closer to launch. Expected:
- Launch
- Stage Sep
- Orbit Insertion