SpaceX successfully launched observation satellite Thursday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – SpaceX launched an observation satellite aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 11:38 p.m. Thursday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
After previous schedule changes, the launch took off nearly 20 minutes later than its original time window at 11:17 p.m.
The satellite ISI EROS C-3 mission was launched into a low-earth orbit.
According to the ImageSat International (ISI) website, "EROS-C is a state-of-the-art earth observation satellite, with superb image quality providing ultra high-resolution imagery... designed to support the most demanding operational challenges defense & intelligence organizations are presently facing."
