September 24, 2025

The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), and Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) space probe blasting off atop a Falcon 9 rocket (Image NASA+)

A little while ago, three space probes were launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. After approximately one hour and 23 minutes, they successfully separated from the rocket’s final stage within about 13 minutes and set off on a course that will take them to the area known as L1 (Lagrange 1), about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, where they will begin their scientific work studying various aspects of space weather.