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The specific number of satellites involved in the Planet Labs agreement was not disclosed.
The two CubeSats sponsored by NASA are the Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS) and the Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT).
This is Planet Labs' third large satellite services contract in the past year, following agreements with Japan and Germany.
In addition to Hydra-2, the SpaceX rocket has launched satellites like NASA's Pandora planet seeker.
The Swedish military has contracts totaling $141 million with Iceye and Planet Labs.
The two CubeSats sponsored by NASA are the Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS) and the Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT).
M dwarf stars are smaller, cooler, and dimmer than the Sun and commonly host at least one Earth-sized rocky planet.
The Sun does not have a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune.
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have identified the earliest phases of giant planet formation inside the dense layers of gas and dust in the disk known as Gomez's Hamburger (GoHam).
The erosion caused by Martian winds gradually carves elongated grooves and ridges near the planet's equator.
The rogue planet's mass measurement confirms that it is indeed a planet.
The funding round for Photonic was led by the U.K.’s Planet First Partners.
Data from Pelican 6 will join imagery from prior Pelican satellites in Planet's analytic platform, enabling frequent updates for customers requiring near real time Earth observation.
The COSMO-SkyMed constellation continues to evolve, contributing to the knowledge and monitoring of the planet in support of security, sustainability, and emergency management.
A newly discovered free-floating planet has been observed simultaneously from ground and space.
Direct measurements of the newly discovered free-floating planet's mass and distance from Earth have been obtained.
On March 20, 2026, a crescent moon illuminated at 5% will be visible above the bright planet Venus about 45 minutes after sunset.
A conjunction between a thin crescent moon and the elusive planet Mercury will occur about 45 minutes after sunset on February 18, 2026.
The addition of Pelican-class satellites to Planet's fleet has enhanced resolution available for humanitarian assessments, providing sub-meter clarity.
Planet's PlanetScope constellation provides a daily scan of the Earth's landmass for near-real-time change detection in conflict zones.