Rocket Lab Launches BlackSky Satellite
3 Jun 2025
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SPACENEWS - A Rocket Lab Electron successfully placed a BlackSky high-resolution imaging satellite into orbit on a June 2 launch.
The Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 7:57 p.m. Eastern. Its payload, a Gen-3 imaging satellite for BlackSky, deployed from the rocket’s kick stage 52 minutes later into a circular orbit at an altitude of 470 kilometers.
Note: BlackSky's Gen-3 imaging satellites are designed and manufactured in Tukwila.
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