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BlackSky’s Gen-3 satellite captured SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy liftoff from Kennedy Space Center on April 29, 2026, including a pad shot and ascent, as it carried the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit. BlackSky notes its 35 cm ground resolution enables viewing launch-related details from orbit, and this marks Falcon Heavy’s first flight in 18 months.
A satellite operated by HEO Space captured a rare three-panel image of the International Space Station during a March 18 spacewalk by NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams outside the Quest airlock to prepare a new solar array; the photo, shared by HEO Space and later colorized for Reddit, underscores the growing role of satellites in high‑res space imagery and debris monitoring, with partners like BlackSky enabling multi-angle observations as orbital traffic expands.
Rocket Lab successfully launched a BlackSky Earth-observing satellite into low Earth orbit using its Electron rocket from New Zealand, marking the second of four planned launches for BlackSky's Gen-3 satellite constellation in 2025.
Rocket Lab successfully launched two BlackSky commercial Earth-imaging satellites from Launch Complex 1B on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The live video webcast was available on their website.