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 uses a restricted managed access model that reviews imagery case by case and clears it only for urgent, public-interest, or mission-critical requirements.
Planet Labs withheld high-resolution imagery of Iran and adjacent areas indefinitely starting on March 9, 2026.
Psyche approached Mars at nearly 20,000 kilometers per hour and used the planet’s gravity to change its trajectory without additional fuel.
Planet Labs launched three Pelican satellites on SpaceX’s CAS500-2 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 3 May 2026.
Planet Labs had nine high-resolution, AI-enabled Pelican satellites in orbit after the latest launch.
Planet Labs PBC published the first images from its latest Pelican launch, including the first sovereign satellite of the Swedish Armed Forces.
Planet Labs received high-resolution images from the Pelican satellites within days of the 3 May 2026 launch.
Planet Labs plans to launch additional Pelican satellites in 2026.
Planet Labs’ first-generation Pelican satellites are designed to acquire images at about 50 cm resolution in six multispectral bands.
Dragon is carrying an investigation intended to improve understanding of planet formation.
ExoMars 2028 aims to search for traces of life beneath the Martian surface and study the planet’s environment.
The Planet Labs Germany contract includes near-daily medium-resolution imagery and high-resolution data services for large-scale monitoring initiatives.
Greek government institutions have access to high-resolution processing capabilities and Planet professional services under the agreement.
Planet Labs Germany has signed a two-year, multimillion-dollar agreement with the Greek government to support Greece’s National Space Satellite Project.
Planet’s SkySat operations team achieved a three-fold reduction in active operator hours per week while supporting a five-fold increase in on-orbit assets.
The Planet Labs Germany contract was signed through the European Space Agency on behalf of Greece’s Ministry of Digital Governance and the Hellenic Space Center.
Planet’s SkySat imaging fleet grew from three satellites to fifteen satellites in three years.
Planet has worked with the European Space Agency for several years through the Third Party Mission program.
Planet’s SkySat team eliminated the need for 24/7 staffing at a dedicated operations center.
The Storie mission will study the Earth's ring current, a region of electrically charged particles that surrounds the planet.