First light images from the Pelican-3 satellite of Turin, Italy have been released.
Only nine Angara launches have taken place since the first light version launched in July 2014.
Orbital Sidekick released first-light imagery from two hyperspectral satellites on 2024-04-03.
The two BlackSky satellites delivered first light burst images of the Port of Long Beach, California, in 11 hours and 59 minutes after liftoff.
The NOAA-21 first light image was generated using NOAA-21 Preliminary, Non-Operational Data.
The Wide Field of View (WFOV) geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) demonstration satellite will receive first light data from its sensor after calibration is completed.
The Space Surveillance Telescope achieved first light in 2020 when its optics were aligned with its wide-field-of-view camera to capture its first images of objects in orbit.
Bill Weber was a founding partner of First Light Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company seeking to merge with a company in the aerospace and defense markets.
SBIRS GEO-5 powered on its sensors for the first time during space vehicle checkout in June 2021 and transmitted its first images back to Earth in an event known as First Light.
Rocket Lab currently operates two Photon spacecraft on orbit named Photon First Light and Photon Pathstone, launched in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Photon Pathstone is the second Photon spacecraft deployed to orbit, following Photon First Light which launched in August 2020.
Photon Pathstone is the second test of Photon following the First Light mission launched in August 2020.
Photon Pathstone is the second Photon spacecraft to be deployed to orbit following the launch of Photon First Light in August 2020.
First Light is Rocket Lab’s first satellite that the company built and designed.
First Light was launched as the kick stage of an Electron mission that placed Capella Space’s Sequoia radar imaging satellite into orbit on 2020-08-30.
The HARP payload achieved first light in April 2021 and captured its first images in May 2021.