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The first GLONASS navigational satellite that will make part of Russia’s high-orbital cluster will be launched in 2028, Head of the GLONASS Section of the Roskosmos Navigational Space Systems Department Ivan Revnivykh was quoted as saying.

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Spaceflight Inc. said is preparing for its 50th mission, which will launch aboard a Rocket Lab Electron no earlier than 22 April.

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Rocket; Falcon 9; Payload: Starlink 4-14 (53 satellites); Date: 21 April 2022, 1524 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, USA. The satellites were released into an orbit of 304 by 318 kilometers with an inclination of 53.2 degrees to the equator.

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Maxar Technologies announced its strategic investment in Blackshark.ai, a provider of AI-powered geospatial analytics services. The partnership represents Maxar’s commitment to innovation within its 3D Earth Intelligence product portfolio, the company said.

Hispasat has reached an agreement with Chilean telecom company ENTEL to extend the direct-to-home (DTH) managed service that it provides to the entire country until the end of 2024.

Planet Labs PBC announced that Planet’s PlanetScope and SkySat data have joined the European Space Agency (ESA) Third Party Missions portfolio, enabling ESA to utilise Planet data for scientific, research, and pre-operational Earth Observation based applications development.

OneWeb announced that the company and New Space India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation, have entered into an agreement that will help ensure OneWeb completes its satellite launch programme.

Rocket Lab announced it has been selected by HawkEye 360 to launch three Electron missions for the radio frequency geospatial analytics provider. The first of the three missions is scheduled to be Rocket Lab’s inaugural Electron mission from Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia, ushering in an era of Rocket Lab launches from U.S. soil from no earlier than December 2022.