'Full Steam Ahead' Mission Launched by Rocket Lab

Marks 10th Launch for BlackSky

Jun 03, 2025

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The ‘Full Stream Ahead’ mission lifted-off yesterday from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, successfully deploying a Gen-3 satellite by BlackSky to a 470 km (≈290 mile) circular earth orbit and further expanding the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. Gen-3 was also deployed from a Rocket Lab Motorized Lightband, a separation syste…

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