Additional Pelican Satellites Launched by Planet
Placed in Orbit Aboard a SpaceX NAOS Mission
A pair of AI-enabled high-resolution Earth observation satellites have been placed in orbit by Planet. The Pelican 3 and Pelican 4 spacecraft were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday.
The Planet team has successfully made contact with Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 and has started the commissioning processes for these satellites.
Joining Pelican-1 and Pelican-2, Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 are the latest additions to Planet’s fleet of next-generation tasking satellites. Planet plans to launch additional Pelicans this year.
As Gen 1 Pelican satellites, Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 are built to provide up to 40 cm class resolution imagery across 6 multispectral bands optimized for cross-sensor analysis. Through Planet’s partnership with NVIDIA, these Pelicans are equipped with NVIDIA Jetson AI platforms to enable rapid on-orbit computing and the swift delivery of insights to customers.