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Next-generation monitoring satellite planned for near-daily 1-meter class global imagery.


Prime · United States
HQ San Francisco, CAFounded 20101001-5000 employeesPL
Satellite imagery company operating large Earth-observation constellations; Planet Labs Federal serves U.S. government.
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 | Convertible | $400M | — | — | — | Confirmed |
| Dec 7, 2021 | SPAC | $590M | — | — | CPP Investments, Google, Koch Strategic Platforms, TIME Ventures | Confirmed |
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Next-generation monitoring satellite planned for near-daily 1-meter class global imagery.
Very high-resolution tasking Earth-observation satellite constellation succeeding SkySat.
Cubesat fleet providing near-daily, eight-band PlanetScope imagery of Earth's landmass.
Hyperspectral imaging satellite built with NASA JPL for methane and VSWIR monitoring.
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet San Francisco headquarters | Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
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Account Executive, Defence & Intelligence, France ↗
France, Remote · Commercial
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Sweden, Remote · Commercial
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Arlington, VA · Commercial
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San Francisco, CA · Commercial
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Ljubljana, Slovenia · Other
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San Francisco, CA · Commercial
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APAC, Remote · Commercial
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Berlin, Germany · Commercial
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Haarlem, Netherlands · Commercial
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Business Wire · Sep 15, 2026 · Supports Organization
“Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) is the parent company of the Planet group with global headquarters in San Francisco, USA.”
Business Wire · Jan 12, 2026 · Supports Organization · founded year
“Founded in 2010 by three NASA scientists, Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest Earth observation fleet of imaging satellites.”
Planet Labs PBC · May 25, 2022 · Supports Organization
“has selected Planet Labs Federal, Inc. (Planet Federal), our wholly owned subsidiary”
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · aliases, Organization · status, Organization · ticker, Organization · x url
“legal_name: Planet Labs Inc.”
Business Wire · Sep 3, 2026 · Supports Role, System
“said Will Marshall, Planet’s Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson”
Planet Labs PBC · Supports System
“By August 2021, Planet had upgraded the constellation by replacing the original Dove satellites with next-generation SuperDoves.”
Planet Labs PBC · Supports System
“Currently, the SkySat constellation consists of morning and afternoon sun-synchronous satellites with an operational altitude of 475 km.”
Planet Labs PBC · Supports System
“It is being designed to deliver near-daily 1-meter class imagery of the Earth’s entire landmass”
Planet Labs PBC · Supports System
“Pelican™ is designed to provide faster tasking with greater clarity from very high-resolution imagery.”
Planet Labs PBC · Supports System
“Engineered by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and sponsored by Carbon Mapper”
Planet Labs PBC (Business Wire via Yahoo Finance) · Sep 10, 2025 · Supports Funding round
“today announced the pricing of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030”
Planet Labs (Business Wire) · Dec 7, 2021 · Supports Funding round
“Planet received gross proceeds of over $590 million, including proceeds from the dMY IV trust account and the previously announced private placement (“PIPE”)”
Planet Labs PBC · Supports Facility
“645 Harrison Street 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94107”
Benzinga (SEC Form 4) · Mar 23, 2026 · Supports Role
“Schingler Robert H (Director, Co-Founder Chief Strategy Off.)”
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · aliases, Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · website, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
“name: Planet”
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