Rocket Lab schedules launch for first of multiple missions for BlackSky

Rocket Lab (RKLB) “announced it will soon launch a satellite on a dedicated Electron mission, the first of a bulk order of multiple missions for real-time space-based intelligence company BlackSky (BKSY). The mission, named “Fasten Your Space Belts”, will launch from Rocket Lab’s private orbital launch site, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on February 18th UTC. The mission will launch the first Gen-3 satellite in BlackSky’s mid-inclination, Earth-imaging constellation to a circular 470km orbit. The mission is the ninth launch for BlackSky since 2019, making Rocket Lab the most prolific launch provider for BlackSky’s constellation to date.”