SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo, the former Earth-observation startup now focused on satellite manufacturing, announced plans April 9 to send its second spacecraft into very low-Earth orbit (VLEO).
With a mass of about 300 kilograms, Vicinity is about the same size as Precision. Based on extensive data acquired during Clarity-1's nine-month mission, Albedo upgraded Vicinity's flight software and electronics.
Vicinity, scheduled to launch in 2027, will deploy solar arrays to provide far more power than the solar panels mounted on Precision, the bus that housed Albedo's 2025 Clarity-1 mission.
