Planet enters the new year with 48 SuperDoves, our Flock 4s, which will fly on SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission. Launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, this ride-sharing mission will deliver Flock 4s on a sun-synchronized orbit at approximately 500 km altitude. These 48 SuperDoves offer improved image sharpness and quality, plus new spectral bands for analysis. With this launch of 8-band SuperDoves, Planet will continue to deliver multispectral images (3-5m) on a medium scale on a global scale to our customers worldwide.
This is our sixth launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and our third launch on their smallsat ride sharing program. Just last summer, we successfully launched six SkySats over two SpaceX Starlink ride-sharing missions and we are excited to fly again on such a reliable and well-flown launch vehicle.
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SpaceX Falcon 9. Image: SpaceX