A Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket stands tall atop its Baikonur launch pad after a Tuesday morning rollout to set the stage for liftoff at 6:36 UTC on Friday with a total of 73 satellites ranging from 600 to 1 Kilogram
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A Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket with Fregat-M upper stage rolled out to Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 11, 2017 in preparation for liftoff with a total of 73 satellites
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The Indian Space Research Organization released impressive onboard video of Wednesday’s record-setting launch of the country’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with 104 satellites.
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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle set a new world record on Wednesday, lifting 104 satellites in one go and eclipsing the previous best mark of 37 satellites launched by a single launch vehicle set two years ago by a Russian-Ukrainian Dnepr rocket.
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India’s PSLV rocket leaps off its launch pad on the country’s East Coast on February 15, 2017, embarking on a record-setting mission with a total of 104 satellites – the most launched by a single rocket.
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India’s PSLV rocket leaps off its launch pad on the country’s East Coast on February 15, 2017, embarking on a record-setting mission with a total of 104 satellites – the most launched by a single rocket.
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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is gearing up for liftoff Wednesday morning with 104 satellites from seven countries, setting a new record for the most satellites lifted by a single launch vehicle.
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Commercial Earth-imaging company Planet announced on Friday it is acquiring Google-owned Terra Bella and its satellite fleet for an undisclosed sum, joining two complementary satellite programs highlighted by rapid revisit time and image resolution.
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Three SmallSat operators in the United States have received contracts to deliver Earth Observation and meteorology data to the U.S. government, further cementing a trend of growing CubeSat and MicroSatellite use for operational applications in Low Earth Orbit.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-8 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on June 22, 2016 after eleven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-5 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on June 20, 2016 after eleven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
Read morePlanet Labs’ Flock 1E-3 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on May 22, 2016 after nine and a half months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
Read morePlanet Labs’ Flock 2B-8 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on May 22, 2016 after half a year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
Read morePlanet Labs’ Flock 1E-1 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on May 18, 2016 after ten months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
Read morePlanet Labs’ Flock 1E-9 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on February 8, 2016 after seven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
Read morePlanet Labs’ Flock 1B-6 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on October 16, 2015 after seven and a half months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1B-27 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on October 14, 2015 after seven and a half months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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