| ▲ | ricardobeat 7 hours ago | |
Are most of their currently operating satellites servicing Flock - the US surveillance company? Or is it just a naming accident? | ||
| ▲ | mandevil 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Flock is Planet Labs name for the mega-constellation of imaging satellites made up of 3U cubesats known as Doves- hence the name for the full constellation. It has nothing to do with the automated license plate reader company. | ||
| ▲ | marklit 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Their satellites have nothing to do with the street-level surveillance camera firm. | ||
| ▲ | hangonhn 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
The latter I would think. I can see how you can confuse the two. The reason I think otherwise is because you don't name the satellite after one client, especially if you're in the business of selling images/data, not satellites. And a flock of satellites make sense for a name. | ||
| ▲ | stronglikedan 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I don't think it's an accident. Flock != Flock Safety | ||