Dnepr Rocket Launches 37 Satellites

Spaceflight Now (6/19, Clark, 3K) reports that a Russian Dnepr rocket launched 37 satellites, representing nations from 17 countries on four continents. The article notes that this was the largest number of satellites ever launched on a single rocket. Most of the satellite were CubeSats, including the SaudiSat 4, which the Ames Research Center worked on. Eleven others were tied to Planet Labs. NASA Space Flight (6/19, Graham, 305) notes that the previous record holder for the greatest number of satellites launched was Orbital Sciences, which launched 34 on its January mission to the ISS.