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 PBC has similar satellite services arrangements with Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT and Germany that collectively exceed half a billion dollars.
The EarthDaily constellation is designed to monitor daily changes on the planet through Earth observation services.
The Swedish Armed Forces agreement was Planet Labs PBC’s third satellite services contract signed within 12 months.
The three satellites were Planet Labs PBC’s first launches of 2026.
Planet Labs PBC signed a multi-year agreement with the Swedish Armed Forces in January 2026.
Planet Labs PBC had previously demonstrated NVIDIA’s Jetson AI platform on Pelican-4 with AI-driven near real-time object detection completed within minutes of imagery capture.
The three satellites brought Planet Labs PBC’s operational Pelican fleet to nine satellites.
Planet Labs PBC plans to launch additional Gen 1 Pelican satellites and the first Gen 2 satellites later in 2026.
Planet Labs PBC launched three high-resolution Earth-imaging satellites to orbit on a SpaceX CAS500-2 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Each new Planet Labs PBC Gen 1 Pelican satellite captures 50-centimeter class imagery across six multispectral bands.
Planet Labs PBC’s Gen 2 satellites are designed to deliver up to 30-centimeter class resolution.
The Swedish Armed Forces agreement gives Sweden sovereign ownership of a dedicated suite of Planet satellites and access to high-resolution imagery and intelligence solutions.
Planet Labs and Iceye signed an agreement in early 2025 to provide synthetic aperture radar and electro-optical capabilities for Sweden's space operations.
NASA expanded its Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program in October 2023 by awarding contracts to seven companies for earth observation data and services.
Sweden's new military satellite was manufactured by Planet Labs and captures high-resolution images from low Earth orbit.
Planet Labs PBC completed the redemption of all outstanding public warrants tied to its 2021 initial public offering.
Planet Labs PBC had no public warrants remaining after the redemption.
Planet Labs PBC has a satellite services agreement with the Swedish Armed Forces.
Planet Labs PBC’s Class A common stock continues to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PL.
Planet Labs PBC ran artificial intelligence-based object detection directly aboard its Pelican-4 satellite in orbit.