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Pandora/Twilight rideshare Mission – SpaceX Flacon 9 Block 5 – DATE TBD
January 31
Launch scheduled for January 2026, Exact date TBD
The Pandora small satellite was selected in 2021 as an inaugural mission in NASA’s Astrophysics Pioneers Program. It includes a 0.45-meter telescope that will improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres by disentangling exoplanet signals from their host stars, as well as studying host star variability with long-duration observations of 20 unique planets through visible-light photometry and near-infrared spectroscopy.
Also launching on this launch are ride-share payloads under the “Falcon 9 Twilight mission”, including satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.
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