SkySat-8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13
(SkySat-2 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11)

Launch data:

Spacecraft data:

Mission details:

• On Oct 31, 2017 ten satellites for Planet were sent into sun-synchronous orbit. Four were Dove cubesats forming the Flock-3m sub-constellation.
  Six were 100-kg-class Skysat satellites; the Skybox/Terra Bella company that developed the Skysat constellation was acquired by Planet in April.
• The satellites were launched by Orbital′s Minotaur-C rocket. This is basically a rebranded Taurus XL rocket - the name change is apparently at least partly because of embarrassment at the rocket′s previous high failure rate.
• Orbital reports that there are improvements to the Taurus incorporated from the rest of the Minotaur fleet, including design improvements to the fairing. The ′-taur′ in the Minotaur name comes from the fact that the original Minotaur I was MINuteman+TAURrus, a Minuteman first stage with Taurus/Pegasus upper stages, so the Minotaur and Taurus lineages are closely coupled in any case.

External links:

• Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking