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Planet Labs PBC unveiled details about plans for Pelican, its next-generation satellite constellation, which was previously announced at Planet Explore 2021.

NASA awarded nearly US$280 million worth of contracts to private firms to begin developing near-Earth space communication services that may support future missions, the agency said last week.

Aphelion Aerospace announced reached a major milestone in developing the company’s commercial launch services with the completion of critical propulsion system testing.

IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd (IA) received order for launching the small SAR satellites owned by Institute for Q-Shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (‘iQPS’). IA and iQPS signed the contract for launch service of QPS-SAR-3 and QPS-SAR-4 (*2) on 18 April 2022.

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.