Kuala lumpur: EarthDaily, a global Earth observation company, has successfully established initial contact with EDC-08 following its launch aboard SpaceX's Transporter-17 mission on July 7.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, this milestone marks Launch III for the EarthDaily Constellation and brings the system to the satellite count required for commercial operations, which are expected later this year. 'EDC-08 reaching orbit and establishing initial contact is another important step in the disciplined deployment of the EarthDaily Constellation,' stated EarthDaily Chief Executive Officer, Don Osborne.

With eight satellites now in orbit and initial imagery returning from the May launch, the system is performing as expected. Like each spacecraft in the EarthDaily Constellation, EDC-08 is equipped with 16 imagers that collect data across 22 spectral bands. This provides the system with the spectral depth and imaging capacity needed to support consistent and comparable measurements across regions, seasons, and time.

The latest launch follows the deployment of EDC-02 to EDC-07 in May. These satellites are currently progressing through commissioning and returning initial imagery, providing an early indication of system performance.

The EarthDaily Constellation is purpose-built for broad-area change detection and is designed to deliver globally consistent, calibrated daily measurements of the planet. Its imagery is designed to work with EarthDaily's automated change detection analytics to identify meaningful changes across wide areas.

As additional satellites prepare for launch, the constellation is advancing towards daily global land coverage. This will provide a continuous measurement layer to monitor changes across sectors, including defense and security, agriculture, natural resources, climate resilience, and infrastructure.