Planet Labs PBC, known as Planet, is an American Earth imaging company that operates a large fleet of satellites, including the Dove and SkySat constellations. They provide daily, high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial solutions used for various applications like climate monitoring, agriculture, and disaster response. Planet's major partners and customers include governments, Google, and organizations in agriculture, forestry, and intelligence. The company's mission is to image the entire Earth every day to monitor changes and make the data accessible.
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Planet Labs is the only company outside the United States with local management in the United Kingdom.
Ground stations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Iceland, and Norway handle nearly 50% of the data download from Planet’s constellation.
Planet Labs UK has opened a new office in central London.
Planet Labs UK’s British team has more than 30 people.
The new London office will host Planet Labs UK’s national activities for partnerships in artificial intelligence and geospatial data analytics.
Planet Labs extended a hold on commercial access to Earth observation imagery over Iran and neighboring Gulf states in March.
More than 30% of Planet’s global workforce operates in Europe.
The London office will allow Planet Labs UK to interact more directly with the UK Ministry of Defence, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the Department for Business and Trade, and NATO representatives.
Planet Labs is building a future satellite production facility in Berlin.
Planet Labs said its March access restriction over Iran and neighboring Gulf states was an internal decision made to protect US national interests.
Planet Labs UK is planning to expand recruitment of professionals in space, data science, and artificial intelligence.
Planet Labs UK operates the Goonhilly ground station in Cornwall to receive data from its constellation of more than 200 satellites.
The London office will anchor Planet Labs UK’s work with government, commercial, and research partners across the United Kingdom and wider Europe.
Planet’s ground stations in the UK, Germany, Iceland, and Norway handle nearly half of its global data downloads.
Planet plans to recruit highly skilled professionals from the UK’s space, data science, and AI communities.
Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall supports high-frequency data downlinks from Planet Labs’ satellite fleet.
Planet’s London office joins a European network that includes its regional headquarters and planned satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin, along with offices in Haarlem, Ljubljana, and Graz.
The United Kingdom is Planet’s only market with executive leadership based locally outside the United States.
Planet’s UK team has grown to more than 30 people.
Europe accounts for more than 30 percent of Planet’s global workforce.