{"id":18255,"date":"2018-11-28T17:39:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T09:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/indias-pslv-rocket-launches-blackskys-global-1-satellite-plus-30-other-satellites\/"},"modified":"2018-11-28T17:39:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T09:39:29","slug":"indias-pslv-rocket-launches-blackskys-global-1-satellite-plus-30-other-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/indias-pslv-rocket-launches-blackskys-global-1-satellite-plus-30-other-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s PSLV rocket launches BlackSky\u2019s Global-1 satellite (plus 30 other satellites)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_464777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464777\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-464777\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/181128-isro11-630x445.jpg\" alt=\"PSLV launch\" width=\"630\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/181128-isro11-630x445.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/181128-isro11-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/181128-isro11-1260x891.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/181128-isro11.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-464777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">India\u2019s PSLV rocket lifts off to send 31 satellites into orbit. (ISRO Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first Earth observation satellite for Seattle-based BlackSky\u2019s Global constellation has been sent into orbit aboard an Indian rocket.<\/p>\n<p>Global-1 was just one of 30 secondary payloads for the PSLV-C43 mission, launched at 9:57 a.m. local time Thursday (8:27 p.m. PT Wednesday) from the Indian Space Research Organization\u2019s Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota. All those satellites went into a sun-synchronous, nearly pole-to-pole orbit at an altitude of 504 kilometers (313 miles).<\/p>\n<p>The primary payload aboard the four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle was India\u2019s Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite, or HySIS, which is designed to capture Earth imagery in visible, near infrared and shortwave infrared wavelengths from a height of 636 kilometers (395 miles). Potential applications range from weather and climate research to agriculture monitoring and water management.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1067998829000237056&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2018%2Findias-pslv-rocket-launches-blackskys-global-1-satellite-plus-30-satellites%2F&amp;sessionId=0820ca1a3ecc01bba8d491afe8beee704a519d80&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1067998829000237056\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782802119269538347=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LAUNCH!!! PSLV-CA launches with HYySIS and various rideshares. #ISRO #PSLVC43 pic.twitter.com\/lnMT83fpZn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Baylor (@MichaelBaylor_) November 29, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>BlackSky, a subsidiary of Seattle\u2019s Spaceflight Industries, has a similar purpose in mind for Global-1. Once it\u2019s up and running, the satellite should be capable of sending down on-demand multispectral images for near-real-time applications. BlackSky already has its prototype Pathfinder-1 satellite in orbit, but Global-1 should provide imagery with 1-meter as opposed to 2-meter resolution with quicker response time.<\/p>\n<p>Global-1\u2019s launch was facilitated by Spaceflight Industries\u2019 payload logistics subsidiary, Spaceflight, which also played a role in getting satellites aboard PSLV-C43 for Harris Corp., Spire Global and Australia\u2019s Fleet Space Technologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Spaceflight\u2019s seventh launch with PSLV, and following this mission, we will have sent 66 spacecraft to orbit aboard PSLV rockets,\u201d Curt Blake, president of Spaceflight, said in a pre-launch news release. \u201cWe value our partnership with such a reliable launch vehicle provider.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1068001253618118656&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2018%2Findias-pslv-rocket-launches-blackskys-global-1-satellite-plus-30-satellites%2F&amp;sessionId=0820ca1a3ecc01bba8d491afe8beee704a519d80&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1068001253618118656\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782802119269538347=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Glued to #PSLVC43 pic.twitter.com\/m2wVnrER23<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BlackSky (@BlackSky_Inc) November 29, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>PSLV-C43 also carried 16 Earth observation satellites for Planet\u2019s Dove constellation, plus spacecraft for GeoOptics, Canada\u2019s Kepler Communications, Finland\u2019s Reaktor Space Labs, Colombia\u2019s Fuerza A\u00e9rea Colombiana and the Netherlands\u2019 Hiber Global. Malaysia\u2019s InnoSat-2 and Spain\u2019s 3Cat-1 rounded out the list of secondary payloads.<\/p>\n<p>Within two hours after launch, all 31 satellites were successfully deployed in orbit, with Global-1 the last to go. \u201cFinally home!\u201d the Indian Space Research Organization tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, BlackSky reported via Twitter that \u201cwe made contact with Global-1 after its successful launch and data is flowing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second satellite of BlackSky\u2019s low-Earth-orbit constellation, Global-2, is waiting for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that\u2019s due for liftoff from California\u2019s Vandenberg Air Force Base no earlier than Dec. 2. Spaceflight is handling the logistics for all of the more than 60 payloads on that SpaceX dedicated rideshare mission, which is known as SSO-A: SmallSat Express.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next couple of years, BlackSky plans to beef up its constellation with more Global satellites, including 20 to be built by LeoStella, a Tukwila, Wash.-based joint venture backed by Spaceflight Industries and&nbsp;Europe\u2019s Thales Alenia Space. That array of satellites is expected to generate the revenue needed to expand the constellation to 60 satellites.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Update for 9:30 a.m. PT Nov. 29:<\/strong> We\u2019ve updated this report with word that BlackSky is in contact with Global-1.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s PSLV rocket lifts off to send 31 satellites into orbit. (ISRO Video) The first Earth observation satellite for Seattle-based BlackSky\u2019s Global constellation has been sent into orbit aboard an Indian rocket. 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