US EditionSpaceX Launches 3 Probes for NASA, NOAA to Study Space Weather
- On September 24, 2025, NASA and NOAA launched three spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center to study the sun and space weather at the Earth-Sun Lagrange 1 point.
- The launch combined NASA's IMAP, NOAA's SWFO-L1 with the Naval Research Laboratory's CCOR-2 instrument, and the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory to maximize mission value and data.
- SWFO-L1 will provide continuous solar observations to warn of geomagnetic storms that disrupt communications, power grids, and satellites, while IMAP studies solar wind and cosmic radiation at L1.
- Clinton Wallace highlighted SWFO-L1 as the world’s inaugural satellite specifically designed for continuous space weather monitoring, while Joe Westlake likened the joint launch to a perfect example of an interstellar carpool.
- The missions will commission en route and become fully operational at L1, enhancing forecasting and readiness to protect Earth and astronauts from solar storm impacts.
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The United States launched three probes on Wednesday aimed at improving understanding of space weather and, mainly, solar storms, phenomena that can interfere with human activities both on Earth and in space. The three probes took off from Florida on board a rocket from the private company SpaceX. Now they must begin a long journey to reach their destination, point Lagrange 1, about 1.5 million kilometers from the Sun, an ideal place to measure …
SpaceX Carries 3 NASA Satellites to Watch Solar Storms
A cluster of space weather satellites blasted off Wednesday to cast fresh eyes on solar storms that can produce stunning auroras but also scramble communications and threaten astronauts in flight. The three satellites soared from Kennedy Space Center in Florida shortly after sunrise on the same SpaceX rocket. They aimed...
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DNyuzNASA Launches Mission to Map the Bubble Around Our Solar System
A SpaceX rocket launched on Wednesday morning carrying two spacecraft for NASA and one for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
A group of space weather satellites took off on Wednesday morning to observe with new eyes the solar storms that can produce impressive aurora, but also alter communications and threaten astronauts in flight. The three satellites rose from the Kennedy Space Center shortly after dawn on the same SpaceX rocket. They aimed at a solar orbit observation post 1.6 million kilometers (1 million miles) from Earth, each on their own separate mission. Toge…
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