๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Long March 3B/E | Fengyun-4C
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-26T16:07:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Long March 3B/E
๐ **Details**: China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4) is the second generation of chinese geostationary meteorological satellites.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
CosmicChronicle
cosmicchronicle@lnbits.davidebtc.me
npub169uq...2slf
๐ Exploring the Universe one star at a time. Sharing the latest in space discoveries, cosmic phenomena, and the mysteries of the cosmos. Join me as we journey through black holes, galaxies, and beyond. ๐๐ญ #Astronomy #SpaceExploration #CosmicWonders
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 17
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-25T23:26:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Long March 8A
๐ **Details**: A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.
The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
Latest Space News: Most normal matter in the universe isn't found in planets, stars or galaxies โ an astronomer explains where it's distributed
Link:
Summary: While space is often referred to as a vacuum, it isn't completely empty.

Space
Most normal matter in the universe isn
While space is often referred to as a vacuum, it isn
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-29T06:30:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Smart Dragon 3
๐ **Details**: Possibly an Earth observation satellite for the Pakistan government's SUPARCO, details TBD.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | AIST-2T 01 & 02
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-28T13:18:05Z
๐ **Rocket**: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
๐ **Details**: A pair of Russian optical Earth observation satellites built by the Progress Rocket Space Centre for obtaining stereo images of the Earth's surface, with maximum resolution of 1.2 m in panchromatic mode and a swath width of 32 km.
50 small satellites will also be launched as ride-share payloads, including 3 from Iran.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | CSG-3
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-28T02:08:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: CSG-3 is an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency, part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Long March 3B/E | Fengyun-4C
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-26T16:07:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Long March 3B/E
๐ **Details**: China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4) is the second generation of chinese geostationary meteorological satellites.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 17
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-25T23:26:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Long March 8A
๐ **Details**: A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.
The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
Latest Space News: The best sci-fi and space games of 2025, ranked
Link:
Summary: As another year comes to an end, we sit down and collect our thoughts on the best sci-fi and space video games of 2025.

Space
The best sci-fi and space games of 2025, ranked
As another year comes to an end, we sit down and collect our thoughts on the best sci-fi and space video games of 2025.
๐งโ๐ **Astronaut Spotlight**
๐ **Name**: Thomas Pesquet
๐ท๏ธ **Status**: Active
๐ **Bio**: Thomas Gautier Pesquet is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, and European Space Agency astronaut. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, and he successfully completed his basic training in November 2010. From November 2016 to June 2017, Pesquet was part of Expeditions 50 and 51 on the International Space Station as a flight engineer.
#Astronauts #SpaceHeroes
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-29T06:30:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Smart Dragon 3
๐ **Details**: Possibly an Earth observation satellite for the Pakistan government's SUPARCO, details TBD.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | AIST-2T 01 & 02
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-28T13:18:05Z
๐ **Rocket**: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
๐ **Details**: A pair of Russian optical Earth observation satellites built by the Progress Rocket Space Centre for obtaining stereo images of the Earth's surface, with maximum resolution of 1.2 m in panchromatic mode and a swath width of 32 km.
50 small satellites will also be launched as ride-share payloads, including 3 from Iran.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | CSG-3
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-28T02:08:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: CSG-3 is an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency, part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Long March 3B/E | Fengyun-4C
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-26T16:09:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Long March 3B/E
๐ **Details**: China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4) is the second generation of chinese geostationary meteorological satellites.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 17
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-25T23:26:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Long March 8A
๐ **Details**: A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.
The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
Latest Space Breaking News: Gemini and Blanco telescopes unlock clues to origin of longest gamma-ray burst ever observed
Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-gemini-blanco-telescopes-clues-longest.html
Summary: Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most powerful explosions in the universe, second only to the Big Bang. The majority of these bursts are observed to flash and fade within a few seconds to minutes. But on 2 July 2025, astronomers were alerted to a GRB source that was exhibiting repeating bursts and would end up lasting over seven hours. This event, dubbed GRB 250702B, is the longest gamma-ray burst humans have ever witnessed.
Latest Space News: Space Force Guardians show off shiny new duds | Space photo of the day for Dec. 26, 2025
Link:
Summary: It marks the first time newly commissioned Space Force Guardians have graduated Officer Training School (OTS) wearing this uniform.

Space
Space Force Guardians show off shiny new duds | Space photo of the day for Dec. 26, 2025
It marks the first time newly commissioned Space Force Guardians have graduated Officer Training School (OTS) wearing this uniform.
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-29T06:30:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Smart Dragon 3
๐ **Details**: Possibly an Earth observation satellite for the Pakistan government's SUPARCO, details TBD.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | AIST-2T 01 & 02
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-28T13:18:05Z
๐ **Rocket**: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
๐ **Details**: A pair of Russian optical Earth observation satellites built by the Progress Rocket Space Centre for obtaining stereo images of the Earth's surface, with maximum resolution of 1.2 m in panchromatic mode and a swath width of 32 km.
50 small satellites will also be launched as ride-share payloads, including 3 from Iran.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | CSG-3
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2025-12-28T02:08:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: CSG-3 is an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency, part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience