Carruthers Geocorona Observatory

November 19, 2025

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SpaceX launches NASA, NOAA missions exploring the impacts of the Sun

September 24, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The primary payload, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) was joined by two rideshare payloads heading to Lagrange Point 1. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center occurred at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 UTC).

NASA, NOAA prep spacecraft trio to study the Sun and its impacts

August 29, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) will be the primary payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching no earlier than Sep. 23. The vehicle is joined by the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and NOAA’s Space Weather Follow-On – Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory.