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I knew I recognized the name "Planet Labs"; they're the company whose CubeSats (or at least some of them) were accidentally launched [0]. I wonder how the accid
by dplarson 12y ago
I knew I recognized the name "Planet Labs"; they're the company whose CubeSats (or at least some of them) were accidentally launched [0]. I wonder how the accidental launches impacted their timeline (e.g. were they able to retrieve the CubeSats and re-launch).
[0] http://news.discovery.com/space/space-stations-cubesat-cannon-has-mind-of-its-own-140905.htm http://news.discovery.com/space/space-stations-cubesat-canno...
- patrickyeon 12y agoHi, I work for Planet Labs. There was definitely no retrieving those Doves once they were deployed, even had we wanted to. The good news is that we've put a lot of effort into automating our systems, so those satellites actually pinged us shortly after their deploy and were all ready for commissioning! They're currently a few hundred kilometres up and taking photos for us.