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First Light Image From Pelican-3 Satellite Released

Multiple Pelican Launches Planned by Planet Next Year

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Tom Patton
Sep 19, 2025
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First light images from the Pelican-3 satellite of Turin, Italy have been released. The image shown here was taken on September 5 from an altitude of ≈301 miles, and image quality is expected to improve as the spacecraft complete the instrument calibration process and reach their final operational orbits. The Planet Labs Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 spacecra…

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