Xplore announces successful launch of its XCUBE-1 hyperspectral satellite

Xplore Inc., a dual-use space company in Bellevue, Wash., announced the successful launch and operation of its first hyperspectral satellite, XCUBE-1. The satellite was launched 21 2024, at 3:34 a.m. PST as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX, facilitated by Maverick Space Systems. It was deployed into a mid-inclination orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. More

(Source: Military Aerospace - Jan 18)