NASA, NOAA Launch Three Spacecraft to Map Sun’s Influence Across Space

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched three new missions Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, to investigate the Sun’s influence across the solar system.

At 7:30 a.m. EDT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the agency’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and NOAA’s SWFO-L1 (Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1) spacecraft.

Learn more about IMAP: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/imap/
Learn more about Carruthers Geocorona Observatory: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/carruthers-geocorona-observatory/
Learn more about SWFO-L1: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/swfo-l1/