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Earth imaging company hopes to capitalise on demand for data to measure environmental and social goals
Start-up will piggyback on SpaceX launches to put more high-resolution photography satellites in orbit
Scores of small ‘CubeSats’ circle our planet 24/7, surveilling everything from shrinking glaciers to fleeing refugees – but do they put our privacy at risk?
How fleets of tiny satellites are democratising surveillance from space
Investors see opportunities for cheap rocket technology and launch pad in New Zealand
Deal with earth-imager Planet as parent Alphabet reins in ‘moonshot’ projects
Size and cost revolution encourages start-ups to launch niche enterprises into orbit
Dramatic setbacks have not put off investors in the private sector space race
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