SpaceX has opened 2026 with a visually spectacular and strategically important launch, sending Italy’s latest radar Earth observation satellite into orbit on the company’s first mission of the year.
SpaceX has opened the new year by lofting Italy’s latest Cosmo-SkyMed radar satellite to orbit, turning a routine commercial mission into a statement about how quickly Earth observation is evolving.
The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 satellite deploys from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 2, 2026. Image: SpaceX via livestream SpaceX rang in the new year with a Falcon 9 rocket ...
SpaceX launches the CosmoSkyMed satellite on January 2. Photo: SpaceX SpaceX launched the third satellite in Italy’s Cosmo-SkyMed second generation constellation on Friday, January 2. SpaceX launched ...
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