Organizations/Planet Labs
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Planet Labs
Satellite Operator · United States · Founded 2010 · planet.com
Planet Labs is an American Earth Imaging based in San Francisco, CA that designs and manufactures cubesat's called 'Doves' that are delivered into orbit as secondary payloads. Each cube-sat is equipped with a high-powered telescope that when combined with a constellation can provide a complete image of the Earth.
Headquarters
San Francisco
United States
Ownership
Public
NYSE:PL
CEO
Will Marshall
Employees
501-1,000
Founded 2010
Satellites in Orbit
120
670 operated all time
Satellites Built
657
114 still in orbit
Government Awards
$58M
12 awards tracked
Upcoming Launches
- 1 x Pelican satelliteSpectrum · customer, launching with Isar Aerospace
Products & Capabilities
PlanetScopeSkySatPelicanTanagerHyperspectral ImagingSmall Satellite Earth Observation ConstellationStandardised Small Satellite Platforms (CubeSat/SmallSat)
Satellites Launched per Year
Fleet in Orbit
- Pelican 112026-07-07 · LEO · Built & operated
- Pelican 82026-05-03 · LEO · Manufacturer
- Pelican 92026-05-03 · LEO · Built & operated
- Edda 12026-05-03 · LEO · Built & operated
- Flock 4h-362025-11-28 · LEO · Built & operated
Constellation
- Planet (Dove/SuperDove/SkySat/Pelican)Earth observation · Operational135 activeNo public target
Financials
$378M
Revenue, 12 months
$308M
Revenue, FY2026
-$247M
Net income, FY2026
$415M
Cash
Listed as PL. From SEC filings, latest 2026-09-03.
Government Awards
Buyers
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$58M
Largest awards
- Private Sector Small Constellation Satellite Data Product Pilot.National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2021-08-16$6.2M
- Commercial smallsat data acquisition program - Planetscope and rapideye data purchaseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2022-09-07$6.2M
- Commercial smallsat data acquisition program - Planetscope and rapideye data purchaseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2022-07-27$6.2M
- Commercial smallsat data acquisition program - Planetscope and rapideye data purchaseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2022-01-27$6.2M
- Private Sector Small Constellation Satellite Data Product PilotNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2021-11-16$6.2M
- Commercial smallsat data acquisition (CSDA) program - Planetscope and rapideye data purchaseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2023-08-16$6.2M
- Commercial smallsat data acquisition (CSDA) program - GNSS satellite data productsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2023-07-31$6.2M
- Commercial smallsat data acquisition (CSDA) program - GNSS satellite data productsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2023-06-22$6.2M
US values are total obligations over each award's life; EU research values are the EU contribution. All government contracts →
In the Federal Register
- Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Proceedings9 Nov 2020 · FCC proposed rule
US government rules and notices that name Planet Labs. All space rules and notices →
Data Sources for This Record
curated, with source
Q17085620
GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly
official procurement records · twice a month