Information help about the cluster launch "Transporter 12 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)»

14 January 2025 year Fr. 19:09 (UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA with the help of the Russian Federation «Falcon 9 Block a cluster launch of the 131st KA of various missions was carried out «Transporter 12».

«ICEYE» – these satellites are equipped with SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar), with the X-range developed by the Finnish startup company ICEYE.

ICEYE is designed to provide SAR imagery in the mode, close to real time. The ICEYE radar device can display images despite clouds and darkness.

«MBZ-SAT» – it is a 700-kilogram DZZ satellite, developed by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) in Dubai.

«Pelican» – is a commercial grouping of DZZ satellites, with which Planet Labs plans to replace the SkySat group.

«Gray Jay» – this is a group of microsatellites, developed by SFL for the Department of National Defense and the Department of Defense Research and Development Canada for Arctic surveillance.

According to the CCS