Planet Labs Launches Pelican-12 Satellite With Updated Imaging and Communications Systems

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Planet Labs successfully launched Pelican-12, an updated second-generation imaging satellite, aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 mission.
Second-generation Pelicans are designed to deliver 30 cm-class imagery, compared with 50 cm-class imagery from the first generation.
A prototype communications package will test imagery relay through SES Space & Defense’s O3b mPOWER satellites, potentially reducing data-delivery latency.
Pelican-12 carries NVIDIA’s Jetson platform to accelerate in-orbit AI processing, with updated payload and communications systems informed by July’s Pelican-11 mission.
Production at the expanded Berlin facility is scheduled to start in 2026, with additional Pelican launches planned for 2027.

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Planet Labs Launches Pelican-12 Satellite With Updated Imaging and Communications Systems

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