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January 10th, 2026
Image credit: SpaceX
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 11 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Twilight mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The launch window opens at 5:19 a.m. Pacific Time. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Twilight is a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission.
Pandora
Among the payloads is the University of Arizona’s Pandora mission for NASA. It is built to help scientists untangle the signals from the atmospheres of exoplanets – worlds beyond our solar system – and their stars.
Pandora spacecraft.
Image credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab
Pandora is a small satellite that will provide in-depth study of at least 20 known planets orbiting distant stars in order to determine the composition of their atmospheres — especially the presence of hazes, clouds, and water.
Data from Pandora will establish a firm foundation for interpreting measurements by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and future missions that will search for habitable worlds.
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