Planet Labs PBC

operating 501–1,000 employees Public Company

Designs, builds, and operates the largest commercial Earth-imaging satellite fleet, delivering daily global monitoring and geospatial analytics

Visit Website LinkedIn Twitter / X Careers

Overview News

About

Planet Labs PBC designs, manufactures, and operates the largest commercial fleet of Earth observation satellites, delivering daily global imagery and geospatial analytics. The constellation includes over 200 SuperDove spacecraft capturing 8-band multispectral imagery at 3-meter resolution and SkySat satellites providing 50-centimeter high-resolution tasking. Planet is deploying next-generation Pelican and Owl constellations for higher resolution and enhanced monitoring.

In 2024, Planet expanded into hyperspectral imaging with the Tanager satellite for methane and CO2 emission detection. The company delivers data through its Planet Insights Platform, a cloud-native system serving agriculture, defense, sustainability, insurance, maritime, and mapping sectors. Planet holds contracts with the NRO, NGA, and NASA, and signed a $230 million satellite manufacturing agreement with SKY Perfect JSAT. Founded in 2010, the company trades on the NYSE under ticker PL and is headquartered in San Francisco.

Products & Services

Forest Carbon service

Satellite-derived aboveground carbon estimates

AI/ML Commercial Forestry Climate Monitoring

Owl satellite in-development

Next-generation monitoring satellite constellation

Optical Imaging Multispectral Edge Computing LEO

Pelican satellite

Next-generation 30cm rapid-revisit high-resolution constellation

Optical Imaging Multispectral AI/ML Onboard Processing

Planet Analytic Feeds service

ML-powered automated object detection and change identification

Optical Imaging AI/ML Commercial Government-Civil

Planet Hyperspectral service

High-sensitivity 400+ band spectral imaging data products

Hyperspectral Commercial Government-Civil Energy

Planet Insights Platform software

Cloud-native platform for accessing, analyzing, and visualizing Earth data

AI/ML Commercial Government-Civil Government-Defense

Planet Mosaics service

Frequently updated, analysis-ready composite imagery

Optical Imaging Commercial Government-Civil Enterprise

PlanetScope (SuperDove) satellite

Near-daily global 3m multispectral monitoring from 200+ SuperDove satellites

CubeSat Optical Imaging Multispectral Mega-Constellation

Planetary Variables service

Scientifically rigorous derived data products including soil moisture, biomass, and land surface temperature

AI/ML Commercial Government-Civil Agriculture

SkySat Tasking satellite

50cm high-resolution satellite tasking with sub-daily revisit

Optical Imaging Multispectral LEO SSO

Tanager satellite

Hyperspectral imaging satellite for methane and CO2 emission detection

Hyperspectral LEO Commercial Government-Civil

Locations

San Francisco, CA

Berlin, DEU

Washington, DC

Haarlem, NLD

Ljubljana, SVN

Graz, AUT

Related Companies

Companies with similar profiles

Pixxel

USA EST. 2019 Operating

Operates a hyperspectral Earth observation satellite constellation and analytics platform for agriculture, energy, environment, and mining

El Segundo, California, USA

Explore Company →

Satellogic

URY EST. 2010 $SATL Operating

Designs, manufactures, and operates a constellation of sub-meter resolution Earth observation satellites, selling imagery and full satellite systems to government and commercial customers.

Montevideo, Uruguay

Explore Company →

Loft Orbital

USA EST. 2017 Operating

Operates a satellite-as-a-service platform that integrates, deploys, and operates customer payloads and AI applications on standardized LEO spacecraft.

San Francisco, California, USA

Explore Company →

Orbitworks

ARE EST. 2024 Operating

Manufactures and integrates modular satellites up to 500 kg from Abu Dhabi, offering physical, virtual, and on-demand space missions for government and commercial customers.

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Explore Company →

Orbital Sidekick

USA EST. 2016 Operating

Operates a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites and delivers spectral intelligence for energy, mining, agriculture, and defense monitoring

San Francisco, California, USA

Explore Company →