Staff at the U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station celebrated the launch of Artemis II’s Integrity with a watch party. Later, USNO astronomers in Flagstaff were able to observe Integrity through the observatory’s 1.3m telescope. The images in this animation are a series of 1-second exposures taken on the morning of April 2nd, approximately 12 hours after launch.
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| Date Taken: | 04.02.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.14.2026 09:21 |
| Category: | Series |
| Video ID: | 1002537 |
| VIRIN: | 260402-O-ID657-3628 |
| Filename: | DOD_111627417 |
| Length: | 00:00:08 |
| Location: | FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, US |
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