Planet Launches Suncatcher, Tanager-2, and 18 SuperDove Satellites
Key Highlights
- ➤Planet (PL) launched 20 satellites aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission
- ➤Launch included Google’s first Project Suncatcher demonstration mission prototype
- ➤Tanager-2 adds hyperspectral imaging for methane detection and other applications
- ➤Planet plans at least three additional Tanager satellites following Tanager-2
- ➤18 SuperDoves will supplement PlanetScope’s near-daily global monitoring constellation
Planet Launches Suncatcher, Tanager-2, and 18 SuperDove Satellites
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced the successful launch of 20 satellites: the first demo mission for Google's Project Suncatcher; Tanager-2, its latest hyperspectral satellite; and 18 SuperDoves. The spacecraft were launched to orbit aboard the Transporter-18 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Planet has successfully made initial contact with Tanager-2, the Project Suncatcher prototype, and two SuperDoves and begun the commissioning process. Planet expects to make contact with the remaining 16 SuperDoves that will deploy on the D-Orbit ION orbital transfer vehicle on schedule. This marks Planet’s 40th successful launch and a total of 718 satellites built and delivered on orbit.
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