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by BlackSky | Sep 27, 2016 | Blog, BlackSky Blog
We are pleased to report a successful launch of Pathfinder-1 and the subsequent first communication! Watch the video below to see our ops team receive the first signal, and then the first data. https://www.blacksky.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1stDecode_1.mp4 ...
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by BlackSky | Sep 26, 2016 | Blog, BlackSky Blog
We’re launching in a few minutes…if you want to follow along, here’s the live stream.
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by BlackSky | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog, BlackSky Blog
There are many steps involved in getting a spacecraft ready for launch. But when we launch from India from the PSLV, there is one extra step: the coconut ceremony. Breaking a coconut has much significance in the Hindu religion. It usually marks an auspicious occasion...
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by BlackSky | Sep 21, 2016 | Blog, BlackSky Blog
Pathfinder-1 Mission Blog #3 Question: What do you call a high resolution telescopic camera that is sitting on top of 241 Metric Tons (532,000 lbs) of explosives? Answer: Pathfinder-1! Pathfinder-1 is now fueled, integrated to the separation system, and sitting 120...
