Rocket Lab launches first eight satellite platforms for Globalstar constellation

Rocket Lab has delivered the first eight satellite buses it is building for MDA Space as part of the replenishment of Globalstar's Hibleo-4 satellite constellation, which supports direct-to-device communications and IoT services. The eight satellites were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on 15 August from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Rocket Lab said it had established contact with all eight spacecraft and confirmed that they were generating power and operating nominally. Commissioning of