📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Planet Labs’ Pelican-12 Arrives at Cape Canaveral Ahead of SpaceX Launch - $PL $SPCX 👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ➤ 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀' Pelican-12 arrives at Cape Canaveral for launch. ➤ Satellite will launch aboard 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗫'𝘀 upcoming Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission. ➤ Pelican-12 is Planet's updated second-generation 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 satellite. ➤ Gen 2 Pelicans target imagery resolution up to 𝟯𝟬 𝗰𝗺 class. ➤ Pelican-12 incorporates payload and communications upgrades from 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻-𝟭𝟭 learnings. ➤ Steerable antenna targets data rates exceeding the previous 𝟭 𝗠𝗯𝗽𝘀 demonstration. ➤ 𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻 enables accelerated on-orbit AI and edge computing. ➤ Edge AI could reduce 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 and downlink costs for Earth intelligence. ➤ Pelican-12 will become Planet's 𝗳𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗵 Pelican launched during 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. ➤ Planet plans additional 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 launches during 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳. 👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: ➤ 𝟯𝟬 𝗰𝗺 imagery could improve infrastructure, agriculture, and disaster monitoring. ➤ On-orbit 𝗔𝗜 processing can deliver actionable insights with lower latency. ➤ Faster satellite communications could shorten delivery times for customer data. ➤ Expanding Pelican production supports growing demand for 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Earth data.