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Albedo prepares second VLEO mission for 2027 launch

Written by  Debra Werner Thursday, 09 April 2026 10:00

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).

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 […]

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