Electron | Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
The satellites were originally planned to launch with RAISE-4 on a Japanese Epsilon-S rocket, but the Epsilon-S was heavily delayed due to test firing failures.
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Countdown Timer - Electron | Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-27
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Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-14
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