BlackSky Global 3

USA

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Launch data:

Designation	44367 / 19037C
Launch date	29 June 2019 - 04:30 UT
Launch site	OnS, LC-1 (Mahia, LC1)
Launch vehicle	Electron KS
Mission	Imaging
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	452 x 460 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	45.0°
Period	93.6 min

Launched together with: Painani 1 - Prometheus 2.7 & 2.9 - ACRUX 1 - SpaceBEE 8 & 9

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Mission details:

RocketLab launched its 7th Electron mission on Jun 29, placing the BlackSky Global 3 satellite and at least 5 cubesat payloads in a 45 degree orbit. The payloads include two SpaceBee satellites from Swarm Tech, two Prometheus cubesats for US Special Operations Command, and ACRUX 1 for the Melbourne Space Program, a group of Australian students. An unidentified payload was also aboard.

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Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR766,767), #228 - update: 16.11.19