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Skybox Imaging

US
commercialFounded 2009
San Francisco, California, United States
www.planet.com
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In 2014, Google paid an estimated $500,000,000 to acquire Skybox Imaging.

Mentioned as: Skybox ImagingOrg RelationshipJun 2, 2023Google leads $36 million funding round for Pixxel

Google acquired Skybox Imaging in 2014 for a reported $500,000,000.

Mentioned as: Skybox ImagingOrg RelationshipMar 6, 2020Why the smallsat bubble may deflate, but not burst

Skybox Imaging built two mini-fridge-sized optical satellites that launched separately in 2013 and 2014.

Mentioned as: Skybox ImagingNarrative GeneralJan 6, 2020Blue Canyon Technologies to build its largest satellite to date for MethaneSAT

Google acquired Skybox Imaging in 2014 for an estimated $500,000,000 and renamed it Terra Bella.

Mentioned as: Skybox ImagingOrg RelationshipJul 18, 2019Investors don’t see Virgin Galactic deal as model for space industry

Skybox Imaging announced plans to create a small satellite constellation in 2012.

Mentioned as: Skybox ImagingNarrative GeneralJun 10, 2019Why the secrecy? Stealth space startups spending years in the shadows

Khosla Ventures invested in Skybox Imaging, a satellite startup that Google bought for $500,000,000 in 2014.

Mentioned as: Skybox ImagingNarrative GeneralMar 22, 2019EchoStar, Khosla Ventures invest $60 million in Wyler-backed broadband venture

Joe Rothenberg worked as director of engineering and operations for Terra Bella, the name given to Skybox Imaging after its acquisition by Google in 2014.

Mentioned as: Skybox ImagingOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2019Ball and SSL win study contracts for methane emission tracking satellite