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Tanager-1 Satellite and 36 SuperDoves Launched by SpaceX

Will Expand Planet’s Capabilities by Adding More Than 400 Spectral Bands of Data

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Tom Patton
Aug 21, 2024
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The first Planet hyperspectral satellite, Tanager-1, along with 36 SuperDoves (Flock 4BE) launched on the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX on Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Tanager-1 will expand Planet’s capabilities by adding more than 400 spectral bands of data, capturing phenomena that are invisible to the human eye…

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