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

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

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Mission brief

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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.

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Published flight sequence

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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.

  1. T−00:02:00

    Startup

  2. T−00:00:02

    Ignition

  3. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  4. T+00:00:57

    Supersonic

  5. T+00:01:09

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:38

    MECO

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  1. T+00:02:41

    Stage 2 Separation

  2. T+00:02:44

    SES

  3. T+00:03:32

    Fairing Separation

  4. T+00:06:34

    Battery Hotswap

  5. T+00:09:11

    SECO

  6. T+00:09:15

    Kick Stage Separation

  7. T+00:51:20

    Kick Stage Ignition

  8. T+00:54:43

    Kick Stage Cut-off

  9. T+00:55:28

    Payload Separation