【#Tech24H】On the morning of January 3, 2026, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California, marking the world’s first space mission of the new year. The rocket carried a 1,700-kilogram dual-use Earth observation satellite developed by Italy. This second-generation Cosmo-SkyMed satellite (CSG-FM3) is the third of four satellites planned for deployment in low Earth orbit.