Subsurface Earth Imaging Company Aims for July Satellite Launch

Subsurface imagery startup Lunasonde plans to launch its San Xavier non-geostationary orbit cube satellite in July, it said in an FCC Space Bureau application posted Friday. The satellite will be used to demonstrate satellite functionality and image the Earth's subsurface and ionosphere, it said. San Xavier will operate in frequencies allocated for Earth exploration-satellite service and space operation service, it said.