Planet Labs's launch of what the company says is Sweden's first sovereign reconnaissance satellite came just four months after the contract was signed. The May launch aboard a SpaceX vehicle brought the number of Planet's Pelican satellite fleet in orbit to nine. The Swedish Armed Forces satellite is part of the company's push into dedicated capacity services for defense and intelligence customers.
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