Data from Pelican 6 will join imagery from prior Pelican satellites in Planet's analytic platform, enabling frequent updates for customers requiring near real time Earth observation.
The first light image from the Planet Pelican-6 satellite was taken on December 4 from an altitude of approximately 519 kilometers.
The Planet Pelican-6 satellite recently captured its first light image of Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Tibet, China.
Planet launched the AI-enabled high-resolution Pelican-5 and Pelican-6 satellites as part of the recent Transporter-15 mission.
Planet has begun the commissioning process for Pelican-5 and Pelican-6 after successfully making contact.
Commissioning of the Pelican 5 and Pelican 6 satellites is underway following initial contact.
Planet confirmed that its AI enabled high resolution Pelican 5 and Pelican 6 satellites reached orbit alongside 36 SuperDoves from Flock 4H.
Pelican 5 and Pelican 6 join Planet's first generation Pelican fleet designed to deliver 40 centimeter class imagery across six multispectral bands.
Pelican 5 and Pelican 6 will support existing 50 centimeter products once in routine service.
Pelican-5 and Pelican-6 are adding high-resolution, AI-enabled capacity to the Pelican fleet.
Pelican-5 and Pelican-6 have arrived at Vandenberg and are ready for launch.
Pelican-5 and Pelican-6 are accompanied by 36 SuperDoves.