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Additional Pelican Satellites Launched by Planet

Placed in Orbit Aboard a SpaceX NAOS Mission

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Tom Patton
Aug 29, 2025
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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 ha…

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