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SUMMARY:SpaceX Falcon 9 – IMAP\, SWFO-L1 & GLIDE Launch
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Launch Time: </strong>7:30 AM EDT</p>\n<ul data-star
 t="339" data-end="1296">\n<li data-start="512" data-end="1296">\n<p data-s
 tart="514" data-end="533"><strong data-start="514" data-end="531">Payloads
 :</strong></p>\n<ul data-start="536" data-end="1296">\n<li data-start="536
 " data-end="739">\n<p data-start="538" data-end="739"><strong data-start="
 538" data-end="592">IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe)</st
 rong> &ndash\; A NASA mission to map the edge of our solar system&rsquo\;s
  protective bubble\, the <strong data-start="671" data-end="686">heliosphe
 re</strong>\, and study how particles are accelerated in space.</p>\n</li>
 \n<li data-start="742" data-end="908">\n<p data-start="744" data-end="908"
 ><strong data-start="744" data-end="794">SWFO-L1 (Space Weather Follow On 
 &ndash\; Lagrange 1)</strong> &ndash\; A NOAA mission monitoring solar sto
 rms that can disrupt power grids\, satellites\, and communications on Eart
 h.</p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="911" data-end="1296">\n<p data-start="913" 
 data-end="1296"><strong data-start="913" data-end="957">Carruthers Geocoro
 na Observatory (GLIDE)</strong> &ndash\; Also known as <em data-start="974
 " data-end="1027">Global Lyman-alpha Imagers of the Dynamic Exosphere</em>
 \, this NASA mission will measure ultraviolet light from hydrogen in Earth
 &rsquo\;s <strong data-start="1103" data-end="1116">exosphere</strong>\, t
 he planet&rsquo\;s outermost atmospheric layer\, nearly halfway to the Moo
 n. GLIDE will help scientists understand how Earth&rsquo\;s atmosphere res
 ponds to solar activity and space weather.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>
 \n<hr data-start="1298" data-end="1301">\n<h3 data-start="1303" data-end="
 1333">Why This Launch Matters</h3>\n<p data-start="1334" data-end="1393">T
 his is a <strong data-start="1344" data-end="1378">triple-payload science 
 mission</strong> that unites:</p>\n<ul data-start="1394" data-end="1572">\
 n<li data-start="1394" data-end="1451">\n<p data-start="1396" data-end="14
 51"><strong data-start="1396" data-end="1411">Exploration</strong> of the 
 solar system&rsquo\;s frontier (IMAP)</p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="1452" da
 ta-end="1516">\n<p data-start="1454" data-end="1516"><strong data-start="1
 454" data-end="1468">Protection</strong> of Earth from space weather hazar
 ds (SWFO-L1)</p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="1517" data-end="1572">\n<p data-s
 tart="1519" data-end="1572"><strong data-start="1519" data-end="1534">Obse
 rvation</strong> of Earth&rsquo\;s outer atmosphere (GLIDE)</p>\n</li>\n</
 ul>\n<p data-start="1574" data-end="1696">Together\, these satellites will
  expand knowledge of how the Sun interacts with both <strong data-start="1
 658" data-end="1667">Earth</strong> and the <strong data-start="1676" data
 -end="1693">galaxy beyond</strong>.</p>\n<hr data-start="1698" data-end="1
 701">\n<h3 data-start="1703" data-end="1735">Viewing Tips for Tourists</h3
 >\n<ul data-start="1736" data-end="2074">\n<li data-start="1736" data-end=
 "1881">\n<p data-start="1738" data-end="1881"><strong data-start="1738" da
 ta-end="1757">Where to Watch:</strong> Kennedy Space Center Visitor Comple
 x\, Jetty Park\, Playalinda Beach\, or riverfront parks in Titusville for 
 sweeping views.</p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="1882" data-end="1977">\n<p dat
 a-start="1884" data-end="1977"><strong data-start="1884" data-end="1904">B
 est Experience:</strong> Arrive early and pair the launch with a visit to 
 KSC&rsquo\;s space exhibits.</p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="1978" data-end="2
 074">\n<p data-start="1980" data-end="2074"><strong data-start="1980" data
 -end="2002">Livestream Option:</strong> Watch online via <a data-start="20
 20" data-end="2071" rel="noopener" target="_new">SpaceX&rsquo\;s webcast<s
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 a>.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<hr data-start="2076" data-end="2079">\n<blockquote
  data-start="2081" data-end="2289">\n<p data-start="2083" data-end="2289">
 <strong data-start="2085" data-end="2102">Did You Know?</strong> GLIDE is 
 named in honor of <strong data-start="2130" data-end="2151">George Carruth
 ers</strong>\, the pioneering astrophysicist who developed the first teles
 cope to capture ultraviolet images from space during the Apollo 16 mission
 .</p>\n<p>🔗 For additional details and live coverage\, visit the SpaceX
  Launches page.</p>\n<p>Stay updated at <a href="https://www.spacex.com/la
 unches/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spacex.com/starlink</a></p>\n<p>Or
  link below</p>\n</blockquote>
URL:https://new.flspacetourism.com/events/2025/09/24/spacex-falcon-9-imap-s
 wfo-l1-glide-launch.html
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LOCATION:LC-39A\, Kennedy Space Center\, Florida
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