The Journal of Space Commerce

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"Pathfinder" Satellite Cluster Turns Five Years Old

Satellite Trio Continues to Collect Data Today

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Tom Patton
Dec 08, 2023
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The three Pathfinder satellites launched by Hawkeye 360 on December 3, 2018, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California have turned five years old. The mission pioneered using formation-flying satellites to offer commercial space-based RF detection over a broad range of frequencies.

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