PredaSAR may launch 48 satellites with SpaceX, exec says - SpaceNews

WASHINGTON — Synthetic aperture radar startup PredaSAR has signed a contract to launch a small satellite with SpaceX, and is in discussions to launch its entire first constellation with the company, PredaSAR co-founder Marc Bell, said Aug 4. .

In an interview, Bell said PredaSAR’s first satellite is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX rideshare mission in the spring of 2021.

PredaSAR and SpaceX have not yet finalized if the satellite will launch on one of SpaceX’s Starlink Falcon 9 missions, or a separate rideshare launch, he said. .