Soyuz lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 9:40 AM Moscow Time (06:40 UTC), taking around ten minutes to complete. RUSSIA’S SOYUZ-2.1A LAUNCHES BARS-M RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITE - Making its first military launch since November, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a rocket has deployed Kosmos 2567 – likely a Bars-M reconnaissance satellite – into Sun-synchronous orbit.

Weather postponed the launch two days, while. Eastern from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The Electron rocket lifted off at 5:14 a.m. ROCKET LAB LAUNCHES BLACKSKY SATELLITES - Rocket Lab launched a pair of BlackSky imaging satellites March 24 on a launch that was also a test of its ability to recover and reuse boosters.

Find out how to spot these sparkly beauties with binoculars or a telescope by checking out their videos on YouTube or on their site at. Open clusters in Auriga have been their focus so far for this month. Their videos zoom in on additional astronomical objects you can spot in the constellations. One additional and regularly updated guide to the night sky comes from Eyes on the Sky. You can find an index of their features, including their most recent, here: bit.ly/STSkyataGlance. There are many other great objects to spot in the crisp winter skies, and Sky and Telescope has a great guide to tempting targets for stargazers every week in their weekly ' Sky at a Glance' feature. Find out more about Orion and its nursery of baby stars in our Universe Discovery Guide at, which also include fun activities and star charts to help you explore Orion with your family and friends. Keep your eyes peeled for the winter constellations, easily spotted after sunset, with Orion and its cluster of beautiful objects including its famed nebula, easily visible.

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