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>[!success] Mission Success
>[!summary]
>‘Fasten Your Space Belts’ was Rocket Lab’s first of multiple new missions for [[BlackSky]]. The mission introduced their newest 35cm high-resolution Gen-3 satellites to orbit, allowing them to greatly enhance and optimize their geospatial intelligence capabilities.
Like earlier Black Sky launches on [[Electron]], this mission was supported by a Rocket Lab manufactured [[Motorized Lightband]] separation systems for the satellite to attach to and deploy from Electron once in space.
'Fasten Your Space Belts' was the ninth launch for BlackSky since 2019, making Rocket Lab the most prolific launch provider for BlackSky’s constellation to date.
>
[📸 Mission Photo Album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72177720323914590/)
#electron #launch #success
| **Mission Name** | Fasten Your Space Belts |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Launch Date** | 2025-02-19 12:17 NZDT |
| **Outcome** | ✅ Success |
| **Customer** | [[BlackSky]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1#Launch Pad B]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#LEO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | 470 km | 59° |
| **Payload Mass** | 138 kg |
| **Recovery** | No Attempt |
| **Mission Link** | [Fasten Your Space Belts](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/fasten-your-space-belts/) |
| **Press Kit** | [Press Kit PDF](https://rocketlabcorp.com/assets/Uploads/RL-F60-BlackSky-Fasten-Your-Space-Belts.pdf) |
![[Pasted image 20250406152034.png|300]]
## 📦 Payload
X1 [[BlackSky#🛰️ Space Systems#BlackSky Gen-3|BlackSky Gen-3]] ![[BlackSky#🛰️ Space Systems#BlackSky Gen-3|BlackSky Gen-3]]
## 📽️ Launch Video
🔗 Backup Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv_Zw8UK3H0
## 📰 News
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| File | Published |
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| [[News/Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 60th Electron, First of Multiple New Missions for BlackSky.md\|Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 60th Electron, First of Multiple New Missions for BlackSky]] | February 18, 2025 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab Schedules Launch for First of Multiple Missions for BlackSky.md\|Rocket Lab Schedules Launch for First of Multiple Missions for BlackSky]] | February 10, 2025 |
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