01Missions
Launch history
Missions
Every launch since the first two pathfinders, with what each one put into orbit and where it is now.
- Launches
- 5
- Satellites deployed
- 50
- In service
- 48
- Next launch
- AO-6
Launch history
| Mission | Launch (UTC) | Vehicle | Launch site | Satellites | Plane | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO-1Two pathfinders proved the 50 cm telescope and the eight-band sensor. Both were deorbited in 2025. | Launch (UTC)21:19 UTC | VehicleKestrel 2 rideshare | Launch siteVandenberg, California | Satellites2 | PlaneTest orbit, 97.4° | StatusRetired |
| AO-2The first eight production satellites, flying the 10:30 morning plane. Daily imagery service began in July 2023. | Launch (UTC)18:02 UTC | VehicleKestrel 2 rideshare | Launch siteVandenberg, California | Satellites8 | PlaneA | StatusOperational |
| AO-3Filled plane A to sixteen satellites and halved the wait between morning passes. | Launch (UTC)07:48 UTC | VehicleHalyard dedicated | Launch siteAndøya, Norway | Satellites8 | PlaneA | StatusOperational |
| AO-4Sixteen satellites opened the midday plane, adding a second daily look at every site. | Launch (UTC)16:31 UTC | VehicleKestrel 2 rideshare | Launch siteVandenberg, California | Satellites16 | PlaneB | StatusOperational |
| AO-5Completed the 48-satellite constellation with the 13:30 afternoon plane. Up to 12 revisits a day since November 2025. | Launch (UTC)01:12 UTC | VehicleHalyard dedicated | Launch siteKourou, French Guiana | Satellites16 | PlaneC | StatusOperational |
| AO-6Eight in-orbit spares, parked 20 km below planes A and B, so a failed satellite is replaced in weeks instead of a launch cycle. | Launch (UTC)09:42 UTC | VehicleHalyard dedicated | Launch siteAndøya, Norway | Satellites8 | PlaneA and B spares | StatusScheduled |
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