Full Stream Ahead / BlackSky Gen-3 Unit 2 Mission
Rocket Lab's Full Stream Ahead mission deployed BlackSky's second Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellite into a 470-kilometre circular, mid-inclination orbit. The spacecraft returned its first very-high-resolution imagery within 12 hours, demonstrating rapid commissioning for BlackSky's AI-enabled monitoring service.
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- Full Stream AheadElectron Flight 65
- Name
- Full Stream Ahead / BlackSky Gen-3 Unit 2 Mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Rocket Lab's Full Stream Ahead mission deployed BlackSky's second Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellite into a 470-kilometre circular, mid-inclination orbit. The spacecraft returned its first very-high-resolution imagery within 12 hours, demonstrating rapid commissioning for BlackSky's AI-enabled monitoring service.
- End Date
- 2025-06-02
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed BlackSky Gen-3 Unit 2, which returned first imagery within 12 hours
- Program
- BlackSky Gen-3 constellation
- Start Date
- 2025-06-02
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- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 15:08:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 15:08:41 UTC
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